功成不居

gōng chéng bù jū

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Definitions

  1. 1. not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)

Child Words of 功成不居

不
bù

no; not so

功
gōng

meritorious deed or service

成
chéng

to succeed

居
jī

(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

居
jū

to reside