功亏一篑 (功虧一簣) gōng kuī yī kuì

gōng kuī yī kuì set phrase to spoil work due to lack of one basket of soil
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '功虧一簣'; Guoyu '功虧一簣')

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