Dictionary Entry: 功亏一篑
Word
Pinyin
功亏一篑
gōng kuī yī kuì
lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful ꞏ to fail through lack of a final effort ꞏ to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful ꞏ to fail through lack of a final effort ꞏ to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
