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不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
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Definitions
- 1. lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
- 2. fig. to take a risk-averse approach