yòu​xiǎng​dāng​biǎo​zi​yòu​xiǎng​lì​pái​fāng

to want to have one's cake and eat it too

Senses

又想当婊子又想立牌坊/ 又想當婊子又想立牌坊 yòu​xiǎng​dāng​biǎo​zi​yòu​xiǎng​lì​pái​fāng 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.

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