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事败垂成
shì​bài​chuí​chéng

to fail on the verge of success

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
事败垂成 事敗垂成 shì​bài​chuí​chéng
to fail on the verge of success
to fail at the final stage when a task is nearly finished; the opposite of achieving success at the last moment

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Synonym

  • 功亏一篑 gōng​kuī​yī​kuì