重賞之下必有勇夫

重赏之下必有勇夫
zhòngshǎngzhīxiàbìyǒuyǒngfū

someone will always step forward if they think they will be rewarded; money talks

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 重賞 zhòngshǎng
  1. ample reward
  2. to reward generously
2 之下 zhīxià
  1. under
  2. beneath
  3. less than
3 必 bì
  1. certainly
  2. must
  3. will
  4. necessarily
=4 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=4 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
5 勇夫 yǒngfū
  1. (literary) brave man
  2. brave man