差人见钱，猫鼠同眠差人見錢，貓鼠同眠差人見錢，貓鼠同眠

when a runner sees money, cat and mouse sleep together

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: In the old days, a bribe was enough to make officers treat the criminals they were guarding as friends. It is a cynical comment on corruption.

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Simplified: 差人见钱，猫鼠同眠
Traditional (Taiwan): 差人見錢，貓鼠同眠
Pinyin: chāi rén jiàn qián, māoshǔtóngmián
Bopomofo: ㄔㄞㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ，ㄇㄠㄕㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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