"it takes money to make money" 怎么发音

expression

US

IT TAYKS MUH-nee tuh MAYK MUH-nee

UK

it TAYKS MUN-nee too MAYK MUN-nee

释义

This expression means that investing money is usually necessary if you want to earn more money, especially in business. You often need to spend or risk some money to make a profit.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈteɪks/ /ˈməni/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈmeɪk/ /ˈməni

英式英语

ˈɪt/ /tˈeɪks/ /mˈʌni/ /tˈuː/ /mˈeɪk/ /mˈʌni

简化发音

美式

IT TAYKS MUH-nee tuh MAYK MUH-nee

英式

it TAYKS MUN-nee too MAYK MUN-nee

语境中听

My father says, 'it takes money to make money' when I ask about starting a business.

People often repeat 'it takes money to make money' to explain why investment is important.

He learned that 'it takes money to make money' after opening his own shop.

I was nervous to invest, but my friend reminded me that 'it takes money to make money'.