但求無過

Chinese

		but; yet; however but; yet; however; only; merely; still	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	not have	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
trad. (但求無過)		但	求	無	過
simp. (但求无过)		但	求	无	过

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dànqiúwúguò

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daan⁶ kau⁴ mou⁴ gwo³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dànqiúwúguò
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàncióuwúguò
    • Wade–Giles: tan⁴-chʻiu²-wu²-kuo⁴
    • Yale: dàn-chyóu-wú-gwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dannchyouwuguoh
    • Palladius: даньцюуго (danʹcjuugo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ u³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daan⁶ kau⁴ mou⁴ gwo³
    • Yale: daahn kàuh mòuh gwo
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daan⁶ kau⁴ mou⁴ gwo³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dan⁶ keo⁴ mou⁴ guo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːn²² kʰɐu̯²¹ mou̯²¹ kʷɔː³³/

Idiom

但求無過

1. to hope only to make no mistakes; to seek only to avoid blame

Derived terms

• 不求有功，但求無過 / 不求有功，但求无过 (bùqiú yǒugōng, dànqiú wúguò)