无功不受禄

Traditional: 無功不受祿

wú gōng bù shòu lù

Dictionary entry

Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)

What does 无功不受禄 mean?

无功不受禄 (wú gōng bù shòu lù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)

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无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]功gōngmeritorious deed or service · achievement 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-受shòuto receive · to accept 禄lùgood fortune · official salary

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无功不受禄

wú gōng bù shòu lù

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