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have worked hard and performed a valuable service; with toilsome labour and distinctive (unparalleled) merits

láo kǔ gōng gāo

劳 苦 功 高

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have worked hard and performed a valuable service; with toilsome labour and distinctive (unparalleled) merits
- tā cóng lái bù yīn láo kǔ gōng gāo ér gǎo tè shū huà
  他从来不因劳苦功高而搞特殊化。
  He never sought privileges just because he had earned distinctive merits through hard work.
- tā xī wàng lǐ xiǎo jiě méi yǒu lèi huài shēn zi bìng qiě bǎ tā de láo kǔ gōng gāo zàn měi le yī fān
  他希望李小姐没有累坏身子，并且把她的劳苦功高赞美了一番。
  He had expressed his hope of Miss Li's not being the worse for the exertions, and had spoken of those exertions as great.
synonym
hàn mǎ gōng láo汗马功劳
antonym
tú láo wú gōng徒劳无功 tú láo wú yì徒劳无益 láo ér wú gōng劳而无功

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