📖 Meaning
To assess achievements and lay out one's good qualities or accomplishments. It describes a situation where people review and highlight their merits, often during performance evaluations or self-assessments, sometimes with the implication of self-promotion.
📜 Origin Story
This is a modern Chinese expression with no classical literary source. It emerged from everyday workplace and political language, particularly common in the context of performance reviews and self-criticism sessions in mid-20th century China. The phrase encapsulates the practice of formally evaluating one's contributions and presenting one's merits for recognition.
💡 Example Usage
年终总结时，大家都在评功摆好，却很少有人反思自己的不足。
During the year-end review, everyone was busy evaluating their merits and listing their good deeds, but few reflected on their shortcomings.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 评功摆好
- Pinyin: píng gōng bǎi hǎo
- Literal Translation: evaluate, merit, display, good
- Category: Attitude
- Characters: 4