jì​yào​dāng​biǎo​zi​yòu​yào​lì​pái​fāng

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

Senses

既要当婊子又要立牌坊/ 既要當婊子又要立牌坊 jì​yào​dāng​biǎo​zi​yòu​yào​lì​pái​fāng to want to have one's cake and eat it too

Literally "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.

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