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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

lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
fig. to pay for what you want in cash
simple and direct transaction

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
手: shǒu · hand
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
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钱: qián · money, currency, coins
货: huò · goods, commodities, products

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