当之无愧

• 병음: dāng zhī wú kuì
• 한자 분석: 当 = deserve, appropriate; 之 = structural particle; 无 = 一 + 无 (without); 愧 = 忄+ 鬼 (shame, unworthiness)

뜻

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A four-character idiom used to affirm that someone genuinely and completely deserves a recognition, position, or praise. Common in formal speeches, award ceremonies, and written commendations. The negated form 愧不当之 implies the opposite.

예문

1. 他为国家科学事业奉献了一生，获此殊荣当之无愧。
2. 这支球队本赛季表现卓越，荣获联赛冠军当之无愧。
3. 作为行业的领军人物，她获得终身成就奖当之无愧。

사용 가이드

맥락: ceremony, commendation, journalism

어조: laudatory

올바른 표현

• 凭借多年的卓越贡献，他当之无愧地成为了本届最佳研究员。(With years of outstanding contribution, he deservedly became the best researcher of this term.)
• 她在危机关头挺身而出，获得英雄称号当之无愧。(She stepped forward at the moment of crisis, and fully deserves the title of hero.)

피해야 할 표현

• 我当之无愧地吃了这顿饭 — this idiom is for significant honours or titles, not trivial everyday actions

기원과 역사

当 (deserve) + 之 (it) + 无 (without) + 愧 (shame, unworthiness) — classical Chinese: to deserve it without shame

문화적 배경

시대: Classical

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal