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汗馬功勞

简汗马功劳 · 繁汗馬功勞

Mandarin · pinyin hàn mǎ gōng láo

war exploits
(fig.) heroic contribution

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汗: hàn · perspiration, sweat
馬: Look up this written character
功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
勞: Look up this written character
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work

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4–3–1–2 · han4 ma3 gong1 lao2

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hon6 maa5 gung1 lou4

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(idiomatic) merit of war; battle achievements
(figuratively) achievement or contribution as a result of hard work

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