"了錢生理無人做,刣頭生理有人做" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹ tʰai²³⁻³³ tʰau²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ u³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹ tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ u³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹ tʰai²³⁻³³ tʰau²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ u³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹/, /liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹ tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ u³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹/ Chinese transliterations: liáu-chîⁿ seng-lí bô lâng chò, thâi-thâu seng-lí ū lâng chò, liáu-chîⁿ seng-lí bô lâng chò [Hokkien, POJ], thâi-thâu seng-lí ū lâng chò [Hokkien, POJ], liáu-tsînn sing-lí bô lâng tsò [Hokkien, Tai-lo], thâi-thâu sing-lí ū lâng tsò [Hokkien, Tai-lo] Forms: 了钱生理无人做,刣头生理有人做
Head templates: {{head|zh|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) Tags: Min, Southern, idiomatic, sarcastic Synonyms: 賠錢生意沒人做 [Mandarin], 殺頭生意有人做 [calque]
    Sense id: en-了錢生理無人做,刣頭生理有人做-zh-phrase-ONGFv2hV Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Southern Min Chinese
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      "glosses": [
        "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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          "waste",
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        [
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        "(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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            "Mandarin"
          ],
          "word": "賠錢生意沒人做"
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        {
          "tags": [
            "calque"
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          "word": "殺頭生意有人做"
        }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "zh-pron": "liáu-chîⁿ seng-lí bô lâng chò"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "thâi-thâu seng-lí ū lâng chò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liáu-chîⁿ seng-lí bô lâng chò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thâi-thâu seng-lí ū lâng chò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liáu-tsînn sing-lí bô lâng tsò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thâi-thâu sing-lí ū lâng tsò"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹ tʰai²³⁻³³ tʰau²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ u³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹ tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ u³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹ tʰai²³⁻³³ tʰau²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ u³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹ tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ u³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "了錢生理無人做,刣頭生理有人做"
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 了",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 人",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 做",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 刣",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 有",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 無",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 理",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 生",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 錢",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 頭",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "Hokkien lemmas",
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      "glosses": [
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          "makes a killing",
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        "Southern",
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        "sarcastic"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "zh-pron": "liáu-chîⁿ seng-lí bô lâng chò"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "thâi-thâu seng-lí ū lâng chò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "liáu-chîⁿ seng-lí bô lâng chò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thâi-thâu seng-lí ū lâng chò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "liáu-tsînn sing-lí bô lâng tsò"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "thâi-thâu sing-lí ū lâng tsò"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹ tʰai²³⁻³³ tʰau²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ u³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹ tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ u³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹ tʰai²³⁻³³ tʰau²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ u³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹ tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ u³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "賠錢生意沒人做"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "殺頭生意有人做"
    }
  ],
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