不求有功，但求無過 [－－－－－－－无过]

Jyutping bat1 kau4 jau5 gung1 ， daan6 kau4 mou4 gwo3
Pinyin bù qiú yǒu gōng ， dàn qiú wú guò

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    does not try to accomplish anything, but rather avoids doing things that would end up in his making a mistake and getting yelled at by others; color inside the lines; a complacent attitude
    • 小公司從前那種不求有功但求無過的發展思路，已經無法適應市場競爭的需要。
      小公司从前那种不求有功但求无过的发展思路，已经无法适应市场竞争的需要。
      xiǎo gōng sī cóng qián nà zhǒng bù qiú yǒu gōng dàn qiú wú guò de fā zhǎn sī lù ， yǐ jīng wú fǎ shì yìng shì chǎng jìng zhēng de xū yào ．
      That kind of color inside the lines mentality of development, previously seen in small companies, can no longer accommodate the requirements of market competition.

不求有功，但求無過 [－－－－－－－无过]

Jyutping bat1 kau4 jau5 gung1 , daan6 kau4 mou4 gwo3
Pinyin bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. fig. to take a risk-averse approach