一手交錢,一手交貨

Chinese

one; single; a
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 deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
 
coin; money
one; single; a
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 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)
simp. (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)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yīshǒu jiāo qián, yīshǒu jiāo huò [Phonetic: shǒu jiāo qián, shǒu jiāo huò]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ , ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄛˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yishǒu jiao cián, yishǒu jiao huò
      • Wade–Giles: i1-shou3 chiao1 chʻien2, i1-shou3 chiao1 huo4
      • Yale: yī-shǒu jyāu chyán-, yī-shǒu jyāu hwò
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ishoou jiau chyan, ishoou jiau huoh
      • Palladius: ишоу цзяо цянь, ишоу цзяо хо (išou czjao cjanʹ, išou czjao xo)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

一手交錢,一手交貨

  1. do things in a simple and direct manner