get a reward without deserving it

get a reward without deserving it

The Chinese idiom, w ú g ōò ngsh ò UL ù, generally refers to the acceptance of reward without effort. It means to get paid for no merit. It comes from the preface to the poem Wei Feng FA tan.

Idiom explanation

Salary: the salary of officials in old times.

The origin of Idioms

According to the preface to the poem of Wei Feng, a gentleman is not allowed to be an official

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning and is used for self modesty. In my opinion, although the money is not from your mind or your hard work, I'm afraid that you will suffer from it if you don't get paid. In the biography of Li Yuankai, a recluse in the old book of the Tang Dynasty, it is said that "no merit, no salary; disaster." "Water Margin" 28: "the day before yesterday and save a big stick, today and daily good wine and good food to treat each other, it is very improper; there is no child sent, it is no merit, sleep and food." Chapter 4 of Shi Yukun's three heroes and five righteousness in Qing Dynasty: Bao Xing whispered: "Xianggong doesn't think about it. The villain has spent a lot of effort to find such a place for Xianggong, eat such delicious food and drink such good Chen Shaojiu, which is fragrant and mellow. Now that you've had enough to eat and drink, you're going to sleep. As the saying goes, "if you get paid for nothing, you have trouble sleeping and eating." Is Xianggong going this way? Why don't we go to the lady's bedroom? Is it not the best of both worlds to win over evil and evil by virtue of justice Chapter 48 of Li Baojia's Officialdom: this man is no longer in Liu's residence. I'm looking for another family. I heard that he has a good future. Wait for me to dig. I took the silver that the Lord gave him. Please take it back. How can we get paid for nothing.

Idiom story

In the book of songs, the earliest collection of poems in China, there is a poem "cutting sandalwood", which profoundly reveals the scene of the serf owners at that time who had no merit and exploited slaves. In the hot sun, the slaves sweat like rain to cut trees, but their hearts are empty. They look up at the slave owners' courtyard on the other side, which is full of food and prey, and they have infinite indignation in their hearts.