功高不賞 gōng gāo bù shǎng

DEFINITIONS

  1. high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements

CHARACTERS

功 gōng
HSK 4
achievement, merit, good result
高 gāo
HSK 1
high, tall; lofty, elevated
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
賞 shǎng reward, grant, bestow; appreciate