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錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的

简钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的 · 繁錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的

Mandarin · pinyin qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de

money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)

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錢: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
萬: Look up this written character
能: néng · to be able; can, permitted to; ability
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
钱: qián · money, currency, coins
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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