又 想 当 婊 子 又 想 立 牌 坊

yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāngdictionary entry

lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom) / fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation / to want to have one's cake and eat it too

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Original source entry:

又想當婊子又想立牌坊 又想当婊子又想立牌坊 [you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1] /lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)/fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation/to want to have one's cake and eat it too/

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