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金錢萬能

简金钱万能 · 繁金錢萬能

Mandarin · pinyin jīn qián wàn néng

money is omnipotent (idiom)
with money, you can do anything
money talks

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
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能: néng · to be able; can, permitted to; ability
钱: qián · money, currency, coins
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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1–2–4–2 · jin1 qian2 wan4 neng2

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gam1 cin4 maan6 nang4

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