邀功 (yāo gōng) — to take credit for someone else's achievement

Definition

邀功 means 'to take undeserved credit' — claiming others' achievements as one's own, usually implying the person is being ungrateful or shameless. The 功 highlights the 'merit/achievement' that is being wrongfully claimed.

verb

to take credit for someone else's achievement

Examples

邀功，。
Tā zǒng xǐ huan yāo gōng, bǎ bié rén de chéng guǒ shuō chéng zì jǐ de.
He always likes to take credit, claiming others' achievements as his own.
邀功，。
Jīng lǐ zài huì shàng yāo gōng, shuō tuán duì de chéng gōng quán kào tā de lǐng dǎo.
The manager took credit at the meeting, saying the team's success was all due to his leadership.
邀功。
Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi yāo gōng de zuò fǎ ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.
This kind of behavior of taking credit makes people very uncomfortable.

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