殺人放火金腰帶 [杀－－－－－带]

Jyutping saat3 jan4 fong3 fo2 gam1 jiu1 daai2
Pinyin shā rén fàng huǒ jīn yāo dài

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句、俚語
    無惡​不作​，​殺人​放火​，​壞事​做​盡​嘅​人​成​為​家​財​萬​貫​嘅​富翁​，​成句​係​「​殺人​放火​金腰​帶​，​修橋​補路​無​屍骸​」​，​意思​係​壞​人​風光​處處​，​好食​好​住​，​但​係​好人​就​不得好死​，​形容​一件​事​或者​成個​社會​無​天理
    a lack of divine retribution; the whole phrase is: those who kill and set fires get gold belts; those who build bridges and repair roads perish without a trace
    • 佢響入境處縱火燒死人，坐咗八碌就出返嚟。而家仲要響香港做茶餐廳老闆，真係殺人放火金腰帶。
      佢响入境处纵火烧死人，坐咗八碌就出返嚟。而家仲要响香港做茶餐厅老板，真系杀人放火金腰带。
      keoi5 hoeng2 jap6 ging2 cyu5 zung3 fo2 siu1 sei2 jan4, co5 zo2 baat3 luk1 zau6 ceot1 faan1 lai4. ji4 gaa1 zung6 jiu3 hoeng2 hoeng1 gong2 zou6 caa4 caan1 teng1 lou5 baan2, zan1 hai6 saat3 jan4 fong3 fo2 gam1 jiu1 daai2.
      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!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
    describes a situation lacking divine retribution
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢响入境处纵火烧死人，坐咗八碌就出返嚟。而家仲要响香港做茶餐厅老板，真系杀人放火金腰带。
    佢響入境處縱火燒死人，坐咗八碌就出返嚟。而家仲要響香港做茶餐廳老闆，真係殺人放火金腰帶。
    keoi5 hoeng2 jap6 ging2 cyu5 zung3 fo2 siu1 sei2 jan4, co5 zo2 baat3 luk1 zau6 ceot1 faan1 lai4. ji4 gaa1 zung6 jiu3 hoeng2 hoeng1 gong2 zou6 caa4 caan1 teng1 lou5 baan2, zan1 hai6 saat3 jan4 fong3 fo2 gam1 jiu1 daai2.
    • 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!
  2. Cantonese
    杀人放火金腰带，修桥补路无尸骸。
    殺人放火金腰帶，修橋補路無屍骸。
    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