"cross your palm with silver" in Chinese (Traditional)
Definition
給某人錢，特別是給算命師，作為服務或幫忙的回報。這是舊時的用語，常用於算命或賄賂情境。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這是非常舊式的表達方式，多見於文學、電影或幽默語境。最常用於算命場合：“cross my palm with silver and I’ll tell your future.” 不適合日常買賣。
Examples
If you want to know your future, you must cross your palm with silver.
如果你想知道自己的未來，必須**付錢**。
She asked me to cross her palm with silver before reading my fortune.
她讓我在看手相前先**付錢**。
The fortune teller will not speak unless you cross her palm with silver.
算命師如果沒收到錢就不會說話。
"Cross my palm with silver and I’ll tell you everything you want to know," the psychic whispered.
算命師低聲說：「**付錢吧**，我會告訴你所有想知道的事。」
He won't give you any information unless you cross his palm with silver.
除非你**付錢**，否則他不會告訴你任何信息。
Back in the day, people believed if you crossed a gypsy's palm with silver, your fortune would be good.
過去人們相信只要你**給吉普賽人付錢**，運氣會變好。