yú yǒng kě gǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work / not resting on one's laurels
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Original source entry:

餘勇可賈 余勇可贾 [yu2 yong3 ke3 gu3] /lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work/not resting on one's laurels/

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