gōng kuī yī kuì
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  • slmetafail to build a mound for want of one final basket of earth; fall short of success for lack of a final effort; fail to succeed for lack of a final effort

    • wèi shén me nǐ bù jì xù biān zuǎn cí diǎn ne gōng kuī yī kuì nǐ bù jué de kě xī ma

      为什么继续编纂词典功亏一篑觉得可惜

      Why do you discontinue compiling your dictionary? Don't you think it is a pity to give it up when it is nearly completed?

    • zhè chǎng bǐ sài běn gāi shì tā yíng de zhēn shì gōng kuī yī kuì

      比赛本该功亏一篑

      She should have won the match, it was a near miss.

    • gōng kuī yī kuì

      功亏一篑

      lose by a neck

    • wéi shān jiǔ rèn gōng kuī yī kuì

      功亏一篑

      The lack of one basketful of earth spoils the entire effort to build a nine-ren mountain.

    • ruò jì huà chū cuò wèi kòng zhì zhèng fǔ kāi zhī suǒ zuò de nǔ lì jiāng gōng kuī yī kuì

      计划出错控制政府开支努力功亏一篑

      If it backfires, it could bedevil efforts to contain public spending.

Word usage

  • Note
    "篑" cannot be pronounced as "guì".