一手交錢，一手交貨

Chinese
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 hand; convenient; ‑er
 
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
 coin; money
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 hand; convenient; ‑er
 
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
 goods; money; commodity
trad. (一手交錢，一手交貨) 一 手 交 錢 ， 一 手 交 貨
simp. (一手交钱，一手交货) 一 手 交 钱 ， 一 手 交 货
Literally: “Hand over the money with one hand, get the goods with the other hand.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yīshǒu jiāo qián, yīshǒu jiāo huò
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ, ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jat1 sau2 gaau1 cin4-2, jat1 sau2 gaau1 fo3
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yīshǒu jiāo qián, yīshǒu jiāo huò [Phonetic: yìshǒu jiāo qián, yìshǒu jiāo huò]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ, ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishoou jiau chyan, ishoou jiau huoh
      • IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

一手交錢，一手交貨

  1. do things in a simple and direct manner
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