Meanings
- lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
- fig. to take a risk-averse approach
Written Forms
不求有功,但求無過Traditional · Main Form
不求有功,但求无过Alternate Form
bat1 kau4 jau5 gung1 ,daan6 kau4 mou4 gwo3
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) · fig. to take a risk-averse approach