勞苦功高
Chinese
| toil | bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful |
merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment |
high; tall | ||
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| trad. (勞苦功高) | 勞 | 苦 | 功 | 高 | |
| simp. (劳苦功高) | 劳 | 苦 | 功 | 高 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: láokǔgōnggāo
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: láokǔgonggao
- Wade–Giles: lao2-kʻu3-kung1-kao1
- Yale: láu-kǔ-gūng-gāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laukuugonggau
- Palladius: лаокугунгао (laokugungao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lou4 fu2 gong1 gou1
- Yale: lòuh fú gōng gōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou4 fu2 gong1 gou1
- Guangdong Romanization: lou4 fu2 gong1 gou1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯²¹ fuː³⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
勞苦功高
- to have worked hard and made enormous contributions