"he who pays the piper calls the tune" 怎么发音
expression
HEE hoo PAYZ thuh PY-per KAWLZ thuh TOON
hee HOO PAYZ thuh PY-puh KAWLZ thuh TYOON
释义
This means that the person or group who provides the money has the power to decide what happens or how things are done.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhi/ /ˈhu/ /ˈpeɪz/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈpaɪpɝ/ /ˈkɔɫz/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtun
英式英语
hi/ /hˈuː/ /pˈeɪz/ /ðə, ði/ /pˈaɪpɐ/ /kˈɔːlz/ /ðə, ði/ /tjˈuːn
简化发音
美式
HEE hoo PAYZ thuh PY-per KAWLZ thuh TOON
英式
hee HOO PAYZ thuh PY-puh KAWLZ thuh TYOON
语境中听
He who pays the piper calls the tune at our company meetings.
Remember, he who pays the piper calls the tune.
When her parents pay for college, he who pays the piper calls the tune.
If you want to do things your way, you need to remember that he who pays the piper calls the tune.