「功敗垂成」
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Pronunciation: | gung1 baai6 seoi4 sing4 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
功 achievement; work; (physics) work; a merit; an accomplishment; efficacy; result; effort; skill 敗 to defeat; to be defeated; to lose; to fail; to corrupt 垂 hang down; to droop; to hang; on the verge of 成 to accomplish; 10%; one tenth; to succeed; to finish; to complete; whole; all; entire |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
to fail on the verge of success
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Synonym: | Synonym: 臨尾香 |
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