Jyutping
sap6 gam1 bat1 mui6
Pinyin
shí jīn bù mèi
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
執到人哋漏低嘅錢財,然後唔據為己有 not to pocket money that someone left behind
小明拾金不昧,執到個銀包有幾千蚊都交返俾警察。
小明拾金不昧,执到个银包有几千蚊都交返俾警察。
siu2 ming4 sap6 gam1 bat1 mui6, zap1 dou2 go3 ngan4 baau1 jau5 gei2 cin1 man1 dou1 gaau1 faan1 bei2 ging2 caat3. Siu Ming didn't pocket money others left behind, and he handed a purse with a few thousands in it to the police.
近義詞
路不拾遺
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to not pocket the money or other valuables one picks up; to return lost property to its owner (syn.) 路無拾遺, 路不拾遺, 路无拾遗, 路不拾遗, 道不拾遺, 道不拾遗
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
拾金不昧
拾金不昧
not to stash away precious items picked up on the ground