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

  1. 1lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to take a risk-averse approach

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