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屎坑公賣草紙 (si2 haang1 gung1 maai6 cou2 zi2) — to be honest with oneself; to just trust someone to be honest and do the right thing even if others are not looking [colloquial] in Cantonese

siˊ²屎haangˉ¹坑gungˉ¹公maaiˍ₆賣couˊ²草ziˊ²紙
简 屎坑公卖草纸
Mandarin Pinyin: shi3 keng1 gong1 mai4 cao3zhi3

Meaning of 屎坑公賣草紙

nounto be honest with oneself; to just trust someone to be honest and do the right thing even if others are not looking [colloquial]

Characters in 屎坑公賣草紙

屎si2
(of quality, ability, etc) no good, poor
坑haang1
entrap; cheat; hoodwink
公gung1
mister (Mr) – a term of address for elderly man
賣maai6
spare no effort; exert to the utmost
草cou2
the script type of Chinese calligraphy
紙zi2
paper

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