贪天之功 — Chinese idiom
贪天之功
tān tiān zhī gōng
Traditional: 貪天之功
Meaning
- to claim credit for other people's achievements
Character by character
- 贪tāngreedy, covetous; corrupt
- 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
- 功gōngachievement, good work; merit; service
Idioms sharing a character
- 好酒贪杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi
- 桀贪骜诈 jié tān ào zhà
- 贪婪无厌 tān lán wú yàn
- 贪官污吏 tān guān wū lì
- 贪小失大 tān xiǎo shī dà
- 贪得无厌 tān dé wú yàn
- 贪心不足 tān xīn bù zú
- 贪求无厌 tān qiú wú yàn
- 贪污腐化 tān wū fǔ huà
- 贪猥无厌 tān wěi wú yàn
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