了錢生理無人做，刣頭生理有人做

Chinese

to lose money; to make a loss; to waste money business; trade; buying and selling not have man; person; people to do; to make; to produce to behead; to decapitate business; trade; buying and selling
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
 man; person; people to do; to make; to produce
trad. (了錢生理無人做，刣頭生理有人做) 了錢 生理 無 人 做 ， 刣頭 生理 有 人 做
simp. (了钱生理无人做，刣头生理有人做) 了钱 生理 无 人 做 ， 刣头 生理 有 人 做

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liáu-chîⁿ seng-lí bô lâng chò, thâi-thâu seng-lí ū lâng chò
      • Tâi-lô: liáu-tsînn sing-lí bô lâng tsò, thâi-thâu sing-lí ū lâng tsò
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹ tʰai²³⁻³³ tʰau²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ u³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹/
      • IPA (Taipei): /liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹ tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ u³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹/

Idiom

了錢生理無人做，刣頭生理有人做

  1. (Southern Min, sarcastic) People are not willing to do business that wastes money, but are willing to do business that makes a killing. (Used to satirize businesspeople who use evil means to profiteer)

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