无功受禄，寝食不安無功受祿，寢食不安無功受祿，寢食不安

receiving pay without merit, you can neither sleep nor eat in peace

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: If you get rewards or favours you haven't earned, your conscience troubles you. Used to decline undeserved gifts or to advise against accepting them.

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Simplified: 无功受禄，寝食不安
Traditional (Taiwan): 無功受祿，寢食不安
Pinyin: wúgōngshòulù, qǐnshíbù'ān
Bopomofo: ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥㄕㄡˋ ㄌㄨˋ，ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄢ

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