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又想当婊子又想立牌坊

Traditional (Taiwan): 又想當婊子又想立牌坊

yòuxiǎngdāngbiǎoziyòuxiǎnglìpáifāng ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄤ ㄅㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄗ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄆㄞˊ ㄈㄤ

    • 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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