功敗垂成

See also: 功败垂成

Chinese

 
merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
be defeated; to defeat; loss
 
to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
 
finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
trad. (功敗垂成)
simp. (功败垂成)

Pronunciation


Idiom

功敗垂成

  1. fall at the last hurdle; to be defeated when victory is within grasp
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