yòuxiǎngdāngbiǎoziyòuxiǎnglìpáifāng
to want to have one's cake and eat it too
- to want to have one's cake and eat it too
- Literally "to want to be a whore but also to set up a monument to one's chastity"; refers to someone who does bad things or has selfish intentions but still wants to maintain a virtuous reputation.