一手交錢,一手交貨

简 一手交钱,一手交货 · 繁 一手交錢,一手交貨
Mandarin · pinyin yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò

Meanings

  1. lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. simple and direct transaction
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
手
shǒu · hand
交
jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
錢
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貨
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钱
qián · money, currency, coins
货
huò · goods, commodities, products
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一手交錢,一手交貨 · yi1 shou3 jiao1 qian2 , yi1 shou3 jiao1 huo4
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Exact source record一手交錢,一手交貨 一手交钱,一手交货 [yi1 shou3 jiao1 qian2 , yi1 shou3 jiao1 huo4] /lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)/fig. to pay for what you want in cash/simple and direct transaction/