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又想当婊子又想立牌坊

yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng

10-character word Traditional 又想當婊子又想立牌坊

What 又想当婊子又想立牌坊 means

1. lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
2. fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
3. to want to have one's cake and eat it too

The characters in 又想当婊子又想立牌坊

• 又yòu(once) again; also; both... and...
• 想xiǎngto think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that)
• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)
• 婊biǎoprostitute
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 又yòu(once) again; also; both... and...
• 想xiǎngto think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that)
• 立lìto stand; to set up; to establish
• 牌páisignboard; plaque; plate; tablet; brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card
• 坊fānglane (usually as part of a street name); memorial archway