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又想當婊子又想立牌坊

简又想当婊子又想立牌坊 · 繁又想當婊子又想立牌坊

Mandarin · pinyin 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

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又: yòu · and, also, again, in addition
想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
婊: biǎo · whore, prostitute
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
牌: pái · signboard, placard
坊: fāng · neighborhood, urban subdivision; (J) priest's residence; (Buddhist) priest; boy
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

4–3–1–3–5–4–3–4–2–1 · you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1

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