功勞

简 功劳 · 繁 功勞
Mandarin · pinyin gōng láo

Meanings

  1. contribution
  2. meritorious service
  3. credit
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功
gōng · achievement, merit, good result
勞
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劳
láo · labor, toil, do manual work
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1–2 · gong1 lao2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gung1 lou4

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noun

  1. contribution; credit; merit; meritorious service

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