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贪天之功

tān tiān zhī gōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)
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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-830999b4f6386c13. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

貪天之功 贪天之功 [tan1 tian1 zhi1 gong1] /to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 貪天之功

  • 贪
    tān

    to have a voracious desire for / to covet / greedy / corrupt

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 功
    gōng

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

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