能者多勞 néng zhě duō láo

DEFINITIONS

  1. it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)

CHARACTERS

能 néng
HSK 1
to be able; can, permitted to; ability
者 zhě
HSK 3
that which; he who; those who
多 duō
HSK 1
much, many; more than, over
勞 láo labor, toil, do manual work