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功成不居

Mandarin · pinyin gōng chéng bù jū

Meanings

  1. not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
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功
gōng · achievement, merit, good result
成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
居
jū · live, dwell, reside, sit
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1–2–4–1 · gong1 cheng2 bu4 ju1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gung1 sing4 bat1 geoi1

Cantonese word readings for 功成不居. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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