bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
Traditional: 不求有功，但求無過
不求有功，但求无过 (bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom); fig. to take a risk-averse approach”.
Meanings
- 1lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
- 2fig. to take a risk-averse approach