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功败垂成 (功敗垂成)

gōng bài chuí chéng

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

功
=
工
+
力
败
=
贝
+
攵
垂
=
千
+
？
+
卄
成
=
万
+
？

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