lou6 bat1 sap6 wai4路不拾遺路不拾遗
Jyutpinglou6 bat1 sap6 wai4
Yalelouh bāt sahp wàih
Definition
Not to pocket lost articles found in the street.
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How it's used
This idiom describes a high level of social integrity and honesty. It is often used to praise a community or an individual's character when they encounter lost property. While it sounds formal, it is frequently used in news reports or when discussing the moral climate of a neighborhood.
Examples
He is very upright; even when he sees money on the street, he doesn't take it for himself.
The public security here is excellent; everyone is honest and doesn't take what isn't theirs.
Related words
Common phrases
a society where people do not steal and doors are left unlocked at night
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
