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貪天之功

简贪天之功 · 繁貪天之功

Mandarin · pinyin tān tiān zhī gōng

to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)

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貪: Look up this written character
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
贪: tān · be greedy, covet; covetous

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1–1–1–1 · tan1 tian1 zhi1 gong1

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taam1 tin1 zi1 gung1

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