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

• 出錢的決定
• 誰付錢，誰說了算

Definition

這句話的意思是，誰出錢，誰就有權決定事情如何進行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一句傳統且較正式的諺語，常用於商業或權力關係的情境。表示誰出錢誰作主。較少見於日常隨意對話。

Examples

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

在我們公司的會議上，**出錢的決定**。

Remember, he who pays the piper calls the tune.

記住，**出錢的決定**。

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

當她父母付學費時，**誰付錢，誰說了算**。

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，要記住，**誰付錢，誰說了算**。

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

他們對決定不滿意，但**出錢的決定**，所以他們只能照做。

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

他對新規定很嚴格，但畢竟，**出錢的決定**。