功高不赏 — “Merit too great to be rewarded”
功高不赏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Achievements or contributions so immense that they cannot be adequately rewarded or compensated”. Literally, “Merit too great to be rewarded”.
功高不赏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
功高不赏 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 功高不赏
Idioms Related to 功高不赏
Synonyms of 功高不赏
More idioms starting with 功
- gōng功yī一měi美èr二achieve two good outcomes from one effort
- gōng功bù不chéng成，，míng名bù不jiù就fail to achieve anything or gain fame
- gōng功bù不bǔ补huàn患merits do not compensate for harm
- gōng功kuī亏yī一kuì篑fail at the last step
- gōng功dào到zì自rán然chéng成Effort brings success
- gōng功láo劳hàn汗mǎ马distinguished service in battle
- gōng功tóng同shǎng赏yì异same merit, different rewards
- gōng功míng名lì利lù禄fame, wealth, and high social status
- gōng功míng名fù富guì贵fame, wealth, and high position
- gōng功míng名cèng蹭dèng蹬repeated career setbacks
- gōng功jūn均tiān天dì地achievements as vast as heaven and earth
- gōng功chuí垂zhú竹bó帛achievements recorded in history
Recommended tools
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →Questions about 功高不赏
What does 功高不赏 mean?
功高不赏 (gōng gāo bù shǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Achievements or contributions so immense that they cannot be adequately rewarded or compensated”.
How do you pronounce 功高不赏?
功高不赏 is pronounced gōng gāo bù shǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 功高不赏 literally mean?
Literally, 功高不赏 means “Merit too great to be rewarded”. It is used to mean “Achievements or contributions so immense that they cannot be adequately rewarded or compensated”.
What is the Chinese definition of 功高不赏?
功：功勋，功业。赏：赏赐。功劳极大，无法赏赐。形容功劳之大。