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功亏一篑【gōng kuī yī kuì】

lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
to fail through lack of a final effort
to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)

功亏一篑【gōng kuī yī kuì】

lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
to fail through lack of a final effort
to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)

功

HSK 31

含义achievement, merit, good result

拼音gōng

亏

HSK 5

含义lose, fail; damage; deficient

拼音kuī

一

HSK 11

含义one; a, an; alone

拼音yī

篑

含义a bamboo basket for carrying earth

拼音kuì