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功败垂成

gōng bài chuí chéng

Definitions

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

Child Words of 功败垂成

败
bài
垂
chuí
成
chéng
功
gōng