功高蓋主

Chinese

		merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment	high; tall	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build	to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary
trad. (功高蓋主)		功	高	蓋	主
simp. (功高盖主)		功	高	盖	主

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gōnggāogàizhǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄍㄞˋ ㄓㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ gou¹ koi³ zyu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōnggāogàizhǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄍㄞˋ ㄓㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gonggaogàijhǔ
    • Wade–Giles: kung¹-kao¹-kai⁴-chu³
    • Yale: gūng-gāu-gài-jǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gonggaugayjuu
    • Palladius: гунгаогайчжу (gungaogajčžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kaɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gung¹ gou¹ koi³ zyu²
    • Yale: gūng gōu koi jyú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ gou¹ koi³ dzy²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ gou¹ koi³ ju²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵ kʰɔːi̯³³ t͡syː³⁵/

Idiom

功高蓋主

1. one's contributions or feats are so great that one's monarch or superior feels uneasy and insecure

Synonyms

• 功高震主 (gōnggāozhènzhǔ)