功虧一簣 功亏一篑
[gōng kuī yī kuì]
lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
to fail through lack of a final effort
to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
功亏一篑
来自翻译宝典
简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
功亏一篑
gōngkuīyīkuì
〈成〉 fail to build a mound for want of one final basket of earth—fall short of success for lack of a final effort
gōngkuīyīkuì
〈成〉 fail to build a mound for want of one final basket of earth—fall short of success for lack of a final effort
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
功亏一篑
gōng kuī yī kuì
伪古文《尚书·旅獒》:
- ‘为山九仞,功亏一篑。’堆九仞高的土山,只差一筐土而不能完成。 {(from the pseudo-historical writing Classics of Documents·Dog from Lu) fail to build a mound for want of one final basket of earth;}〈比喻 fig.〉一件大事只差最后一点ㄦ人力物力而不能成功(含惋惜意 {in regret})。 {come short of; fall short of success for lack of a final effort}
gōng kuī yī kuì
伪古文《尚书·旅獒》:
- ‘为山九仞,功亏一篑。’堆九仞高的土山,只差一筐土而不能完成。 {(from the pseudo-historical writing Classics of Documents·Dog from Lu) fail to build a mound for want of one final basket of earth;}〈比喻 fig.〉一件大事只差最后一点ㄦ人力物力而不能成功(含惋惜意 {in regret})。 {come short of; fall short of success for lack of a final effort}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
功亏一篑
ɡōnɡkuī-yīkuì
<熟> fail to build a mound for want of one final basket of earth—fall short of success for lack of a final effort; be just one step short of success
ɡōnɡkuī-yīkuì
<熟> fail to build a mound for want of one final basket of earth—fall short of success for lack of a final effort; be just one step short of success
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
