功墮垂成
gōng​duò​chuí​chéng

to fail at the last hurdle

  • created sense approved 功堕垂成/功墮垂成 · gōng​duò​chuí​chéng · to fail at the last hurdle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    功堕垂成 / 功墮垂成

    gōng​duò​chuí​chéng

    to fail at the last hurdle

    (variant form) to fail on the verge of success; to come to naught just before completion

    功 (literal) → 功 · gōng · achievement 堕 (literal) → 堕/墮 · duò · to fall 垂成 (literal) → 垂成 · chuí​chéng · to approach completion

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