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')
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- 周書 旅獒 Zhou Shu - Hounds of Lu Book of Documents 尚書 — count: 1
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