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功敗垂成
  gung1 baai6 seoi4 sing4   jyutping
  gong1 bai4 chui2 cheng2   pinyin
to fail within sight of victory; to fall at the last hurdle

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
功敗垂成 / 功败垂成

This word has been viewed 1462 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 23rd Oct 2005 08:47 and last edited on 2nd Nov 2013 12:39
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Characters in this word:

 gung1  -  merit; meritorious service; effect; skill
 baai6  -  be defeated; to defeat
 seoi4  -  hang down; flow downward
 sing4 seng4  -  succeed; achieve; grow; one tenth; whole
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