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不求有功,但求無過

bùqiúyǒugōng,dànqiúwúguò

ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥ , ㄉㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

Simplified 不求有功,但求无过

  1. 1lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to take a risk-averse approach

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