「冇功都有勞」
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| Pronunciation： | mou5 gung1 dou1 jau5 lou4 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
冇 don't have; do not; there is/are not; to not exist; to not be related; to not have; to not own; to not possess; no big deal; nothing important 功 achievement; work; (physics) work; a merit; an accomplishment; efficacy; result; effort; skill 都 all, also; too; also; all; still; already 有 to have; have; there is/are; to be made up of; to own; to exist; can be found 勞 work; labour; labourer; worker; employer |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
even though somebody may not have achieved great results, they should still be respected for their hard work; usually used as a complaint when somebody's work is judged only by the outcome and others fail to appreciate the effort they put into their work
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