小钱不去，大钱不来小錢不去，大錢不來小錢不去，大錢不來

if small money doesn't go, big money doesn't come

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Says you must be willing to spend a little to earn a lot. Close to 'You have to spend money to make money'.

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Simplified: 小钱不去，大钱不来
Traditional (Taiwan): 小錢不去，大錢不來
Pinyin: xiǎoqián bú qù, dàqián bù lái
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ，ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄞˊ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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