created sense approved 无功不受禄/無功不受祿 · wúgōngbùshòulù · no reward without merit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
无功不受禄 / 無功不受祿
wúgōngbùshòulù
no reward without merit
An idiom meaning one should not accept a reward or gift without having done something to deserve it; don't get a reward if it is not earned.
无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 功 (literal) → 功 · gōng · merit 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 受 (literal) → 受 · shòu · to receive 禄 (literal) → 禄/祿 · lù · official salary
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