名詞
殺人同放火行為,通常比喻為罪大惡極嘅行為 kill and burn, an idiom meaning "very bad behaviour"
殺人放火金腰帶,修橋補路無屍骸。
杀人放火金腰带,修桥补路无尸骸。
saat3 jan4 fong3 fo2 gam1 jiu1 daai2, sau1 kiu4 bou2 lou6 mou5 si1 haai4. those who kill and set fires get gold belts; those who build bridges and repair roads perish without a trace
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to commit violent crimes in a habitual manner, especially as gangsters or outlaws (syn.) 刣儂放火, 殺人放火, 㓾人放火
He spent only eight years behind bars for arson and killing two people in process. He even immigrated to Hong Kong and started a restaurant. Such a lack of divine retribution!