Results for “功”

(loanword) tom yum goong (Thai soup)

erectile dysfunction (ED)

to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail

(idiom) to have made significant contributions to a project or cause

If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently

(evolutionary biology) analogous

singing skill

to report a heroic deed / to mention sb in dispatches

multifunctional / multifunction

multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply)

great merit / great service

Failure is the mother of success.

to rejoice in grandiose deeds / to strive to achieve extraordinary things

to constrain and limit successful, capable people

see 將功贖罪|将功赎罪[jiāng gōng shú zuì]

to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom)

to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts

to claim credit for oneself

satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom) / resting on one's laurels and despising others

see 厥功至偉|厥功至伟[jué gōng zhì wěi]

increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)

to achieve or accomplish goals

sense of accomplishment

to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)

to take credit for sb else's achievements

political and military achievements (idiom)

to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)

qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qì] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation

war exploits / (fig.) heroic contribution

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

to get undeserved rewards (idiom)

to return without any achievement (idiom) / to go home with one's tail between one's legs

hyperthyroidism

hypothyroidism

to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)

boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)

to accumulate merit and virtue

to redeem oneself / to atone

to render meritorious military service

to practice martial arts, tai chi etc / to train / to practice a skill