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败于垂成
bài​yú​chuí​chéng

to fail within reach of success

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
败于垂成 敗於垂成 bài​yú​chuí​chéng
to fail within reach of success
to fail at the last moment when something is almost finished or successful

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Synonym

  • 功亏一篑 gōng​kuī​yī​kuì
  • 功败垂成 gōng​bài​chuí​chéng