Asking for merit
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is y ā og ō ngqi ú sh ǎ ng, which means to get credit and reward. It's from Han Yu's Huang family thief case.
Idiom usage
To take credit or reward
Examples
The Tuan Lian in Zhoubei Township didn't ask for merit, so it was the same.
The origin of Idioms
Han Yu, Tang Dynasty, wrote in Huang Jiajiao's affairs that "there was no fortune, no deep consideration, and the intention was to ask for merit."
Idiom explanation
For credit and reward.
Asking for merit
alienate one person from another - tiǎo bō lí jiàn
do what others have never done before - zì wǒ zuò gǔ
The age of tortoise and the longevity of crane - guī nián hè shòu
once the headrope of a fishing net is pulled out , all its meshes open - gāng qiè mù zhāng
There is a clash between the two - àng yú xiāng jī
have good looks and a delicate skin - mǐ yán nì lǐ