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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「建功立事」, with more below.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「建功立事」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Still making achievements. Establish merit and accomplish great things.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiàn gōng lì shì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gin3 gung1 lap6 si6

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