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功不可没

gōng bù kě mòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2682af67c70cc913. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

功不可沒 功不可没 [gong1 bu4 ke3 mo4] /one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 功不可沒

  • 功
    gōng

    meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 可
    kě

    (prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however

    kè

    used in 可汗[kè hán]

  • 没
    méi

    (negative prefix for verbs) have not / not

    mò

    drowned / to end / to die / to inundate

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.