中文 Chinese

• 功虧一簣
• 功亏一篑

英文 English Explain:

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

功虧一簣 功亏一篑 English Pronunciation:

• [gong1 kui1 yi1 kui4]