"he who pays the piper calls the tune" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 出钱的决定
• 谁付钱，谁说了算

Definition

这句话的意思是，谁出钱，谁就有权决定事情如何进行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一句传统且较正式的谚语，常用于商业或权力关系的讨论。表示谁出钱，谁就能决定事情的方向。口语中较少用，更多见于正式语境。

Examples

He who pays the piper calls the tune at our company meetings.

在我们公司的会议上，**出钱的决定**。

Remember, he who pays the piper calls the tune.

记住，**出钱的决定**。

When her parents pay for college, he who pays the piper calls the tune.

当她父母付学费时，**谁付钱，谁说了算**。

If you want to do things your way, you need to remember that he who pays the piper calls the tune.

如果你想按你自己的方式做事，要记住，**谁付钱，谁说了算**。

They weren't happy with the decision, but he who pays the piper calls the tune so they went along with it.

他们对决定不满意，但**出钱的决定**，所以他们只好同意。

He's strict about the new rules, but after all, he who pays the piper calls the tune.

他对新规定很严格，但毕竟，**出钱的决定**。