Chinese–English
功亏一篑
gōng kuī yī kuì · gong kui yi kui
Traditional 功虧一簣
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- 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)
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