ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
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
为什么你不继续编纂词典呢?功亏一篑,你不觉得可惜吗?
Why do you discontinue compiling your dictionary? Don't you think it is a pity to give it up when it is nearly completed?
这场比赛本该是她赢的,真是功亏一篑。
She should have won the match, it was a near miss.
功亏一篑
lose by a neck
为山九仞,功亏一篑。
The lack of one basketful of earth spoils the entire effort to build a nine-ren mountain.
若计划出错,为控制政府开支所做的努力将功亏一篑。
If it backfires, it could bedevil efforts to contain public spending.
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- Note"篑" cannot be pronounced as "guì".