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功高蓋主
简 功高盖主 · 繁 功高蓋主Mandarin · pinyin gōng gāo gài zhǔ
Meanings
- lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom)
- fig. to be so influential that one rivals one's leader
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1–1–4–3 · gong1 gao1 gai4 zhu3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gung1 gou1 koi3 zyu2
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- (idiomatic) one's contributions or feats are so great that one's monarch or superior feels uneasy and insecure
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