功敗垂成 — gong1 bai4 chui2 cheng2 — Chinese Dictionary

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gong¹ bai⁴ chui² cheng²

to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure/to fall at the last hurdle/snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

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Pronunciations

功

敗

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成

As word

1

gong¹

to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure/to fall at the last hurdle/snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

2

bai⁴

to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure/to fall at the last hurdle/snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

3

chui²

to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure/to fall at the last hurdle/snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

4

cheng²

to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure/to fall at the last hurdle/snatching defeat from the jaws of victory