汗马功劳 hànmǎ-gōngláo war exploits
war exploits; (figuratively) heroic contribution
How to remember 汗马功劳: 汗 sweat + 马 horse (Kangxi radical 187) + 功 achievement + 劳 to labor = war exploits.
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How it is used
- Idiom 'war exploits; a major hard-won contribution' - 立下汗马功劳 (lìxià hànmǎ gōngláo) to render great service.
- Originally battlefield merit (horses sweating in war); now any significant contribution to a cause.
- Praises someone's substantial, effortful achievements for a group or project.