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Traditional (switch to Simplified)

功虧一簣 (功亏一篑)

gōng kuī yī kuì

Definition

  1. (lit.) to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
  2. to fail through lack of a final effort
  3. to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)

Character Decomposition

功
=
工
+
力
虧
=
雐
+
亏
一
=
一
簣
=
⺮
+
貴

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