無功不受祿
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Chinese[edit]
not have | merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment |
not; no | to bear; to stand; to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive |
good fortune; official salary | ||
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trad. (無功不受祿) | 無 | 功 | 不 | 受 | 祿 | |
simp. (无功不受禄) | 无 | 功 | 不 | 受 | 禄 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wúgongbùshòulù
- Wade–Giles: wu2-kung1-pu4-shou4-lu4
- Yale: wú-gūng-bù-shòu-lù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wugongbushowluh
- Palladius: угунбушоулу (ugunbušoulu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou4 gung1 bat1 sau6 luk6
- Yale: mòuh gūng bāt sauh luhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou4 gung1 bat7 sau6 luk9
- Guangdong Romanization: mou4 gung1 bed1 seo6 lug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯²² lʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
無功不受祿
- to refuse to accept an undeserved reward