功高不賞

简 功高不赏 · 繁 功高不賞
Mandarin · pinyin gōng gāo bù shǎng

Meanings

  1. high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
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功
gōng · achievement, merit, good result
高
gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
賞
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赏
shǎng · reward, grant, bestow; appreciate
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1–1–4–3 · gong1 gao1 bu4 shang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gung1 gou1 bat1 soeng2

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功高不賞 · gong1 gao1 bu4 shang3
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Exact source record功高不賞 功高不赏 [gong1 gao1 bu4 shang3] /high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements/