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

功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng
g+ōng·1st toneb+ài·4th tonech+uí·2nd tonech+éng·2nd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
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)功亏一篑gōng kuī yī kuìto waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) · all that has been achieved goes down the drain前功尽弃qián gōng jìn qìto be defeated · to lose · to fail (e.g. experiments) · failure · defeat · CL:次 cì失败shī bài
Antonyms
successfully accomplished (project or goal) · to be highly successful大功告成dà gōng gào chéng