dāng当deserveszhī之itwú无withoutkuì愧shame
Fully deserving of the honor; worthy of the name.
Literal meaning
deserves (当) — it (之) — without (无) — shame (愧)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase.
Examples
Tā他huò获dé得le了zhè这ge个jiǎng奖xiàng项，dāng当zhī之wú无kuì愧。
He won this award, and he fully deserves it.
Tā她de的nǔ努lì力gōng工zuò作shǐ使tā她dāng当zhī之wú无kuì愧de地huò获dé得le了jìn晋shēng升。
Her hard work made her fully deserving of the promotion.
Usage & nuances
Used to express that someone or something truly deserves a certain honor or recognition.
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