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
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Example Sentences with 無功不受祿
gamˊ²咁zauˍ₆就mouˎ₄無gungˉ¹功sauˍ₆不batˉ¹受lukˍ₆祿laa˗₃喇
Then it's a case of no reward without merit.
niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份janˎ₄人gungˉ¹工haiˍ₆係ngoˏ₅我jingˉ¹應dak1,得，mouˎ₄無gungˉ¹功sauˍ₆不batˉ¹受lukˍ₆祿
This salary is what I deserve; I don't accept rewards without merit.
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋mouˎ₄無gungˉ¹功sauˍ₆不batˉ¹受lukˍ₆祿
We don't take rewards without merit.
zouˍ₆做janˎ₄人jiu˗₃要mouˎ₄無gungˉ¹功sauˍ₆不batˉ¹受lukˍ₆祿
One should not accept rewards without earning them.
keoiˏ₅佢mouˎ₄無gungˉ¹功sauˍ₆不batˉ¹受lukˍ₆祿wo˗₃喎
He doesn't accept rewards without earning them.
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