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無功不受祿 (mou4 gung1 bat1 sau6 luk6) — be unwilling to receive an unmerited reward in Cantonese

mouˎ₄無gungˉ¹功batˉ¹不sauˍ₆受lukˍ₆祿
简 无功不受禄
Mandarin Pinyin: wu2 gong1 bu4 shou4 lu4

Meaning of 無功不受祿

nounbe unwilling to receive an unmerited reward

Characters in 無功不受祿

無mou4
no matter what (or how); not yet
功gung1
merit; meritorious service; achievement
不bat1
not; no; un-
受sau6
preceding a verb to form a passive voice
祿luk6
wealth; emolument; salary; official's pay

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