手中没把米，叫鸡鸡不来手中沒把米，叫雞雞不來手中沒把米，叫雞雞不來

with no handful of rice in your hand, you can't call the chickens over

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People won't work for you unless there's something in it for them. Somewhat cynical. Close to 'no pay, no play'.

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Simplified: 手中没把米，叫鸡鸡不来
Traditional (Taiwan): 手中沒把米，叫雞雞不來
Pinyin: shǒu zhōng méi bǎ mǐ, jiào jījī bù lái
Bopomofo: ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄥㄇㄟˊ ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄧˇ，ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄐㄧㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄞˊ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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