- 贞节牌坊 zhēnjiépáifāng memorial arch for chaste widowsA stone memorial arch erected by the government in imperial China to honor a woman who remained unmarried after her husband died or who died to protect her chastity.
- 又想当婊子又想立牌坊 yòuxiǎngdāngbiǎoziyòuxiǎnglìpáifāng to want to have one's cake and eat it tooLiterally "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.
- 既要当婊子又要立牌坊 jìyàodāngbiǎoziyòuyàolìpáifāng to want to have one's cake and eat it tooLiterally "to be a prostitute yet still want a monument erected to one's chastity"; describes someone who does bad things or has selfish intentions but still wants to maintain a good reputation.
