拾金不昧
sap6 gam1 bat1 mui6shí jīn bù mèi
English
- to pick up money and not hide it (idiom); to return property to its owner
- not to pocket money that someone left behind
粵語 — Cantonese
- 執到人哋漏低嘅錢財,然後唔據為己有
Examples
小明拾金不昧,執到個銀包有幾千蚊都交返俾警察。
Siu Ming didn't pocket money others left behind, and he handed a purse with a few thousands in it to the police.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk