又想当婊子又想立牌坊
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
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
idiomverb
Traditional: 又想當婊子又想立牌坊
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- (idiom, verb) 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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孔融让梨(Kǒng Róng ràng lí)— Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
→一手交钱，一手交货(yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò)— lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
→鱼与熊掌(yú yǔ xióng zhǎng)— lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
→鱼与熊掌不可兼得(yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé)— lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
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