钱不是万能的,没钱是万万不能的

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)

qián

coin

no; not so

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

wàn

ten thousand

néng

can

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

,

méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

qián

coin

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

wàn

ten thousand

wàn

ten thousand

no; not so

néng

can

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)