功高不赏

Traditional form:

功高不賞

Pinyin (reading):

gōnggāobùshǎng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service
• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 赏 - reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant

Traditional characters:

• 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service
• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 賞 - reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant