功敗垂成

功敗垂成

See also: 功败垂成

Chinese

		merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment	be defeated; to defeat; loss	to hang (down); droop; dangle to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
trad. (功敗垂成)		功	敗	垂	成
simp. (功败垂成)		功	败	垂	成

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gōngbàichuíchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ baai⁶ seoi⁴ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gōngbàichuíchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongbaychweicherng
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gongbàichuéichéng
    • IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ˥ paɪ̯˥˩ ʈ͡ʂʰweɪ̯˧˥ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ˧˥/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gung¹ baai⁶ seoi⁴ sing⁴
    • Yale: gūng baaih sèuih sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ baai⁶ soey⁴ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ bai⁶ sêu⁴ xing⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ˥ päːi̯˨ sɵy̯˨˩ sɪŋ˨˩/

Idiom

功敗垂成

1. fall at the last hurdle; to be defeated when victory is within grasp