功败垂成

gōng bài chuí chéng

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

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Child Words of 功败垂成

• 功 功 gōng: meritorious deed or service
• 垂 垂 chuí: to hang (down)
• 成 成 chéng: to succeed
• 败 败 bài: to defeat