无功不受禄

Traditional form:

無功不受祿

Pinyin (reading):

wúgōngbùshòulù

Definitions:

• Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)

Characters:

• 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 受 - to receive, to get, to accept; to bear
• 禄 - blessing, happiness, prosperity

Traditional characters:

• 無 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 受 - to receive, to get, to accept; to bear
• 祿 - blessing, happiness, prosperity