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功成名就

Mandarin · pinyin gōng chéng míng jiù

to win success and recognition (idiom)

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功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
名: míng · name, rank, title, position
就: jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near

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1–2–2–4 · gong1 cheng2 ming2 jiu4

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gung1 sing4 ming4 zau6

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(idiomatic) synonym of 功成名遂 (gōngchéngmíngsuì, “merits accomplished and fame obtained”)

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