| 釋義 |
功敗垂成gōng bài chuí chénga near miss; a slip between the cup and the lip; abandon the work near completion; fail when success is already in sight; (/on the verge of success/by the narrowest margin/at the last moment); fall short of completion (/success)by one basket of earth (/at the last stage); suffer defeat when victory is within one’s grasp
? 以至張桂軍～，這還不算怎樣；……(茅盾《子夜》306) Result: the armies under Zhang Fakui and Bai Chongxi are forced to retreat within an ace of beating the Central Army.Well,that wasn’t so serious: … 功敗垂成failing in a great undertaking on the verge of success;suffering defeat when victory is within one's grasp;between cup and lip 功敗垂成fail on the verge of success; suffer defeat when victory is within one’s grasp;fall through when success is in sight 功敗垂成ɡōnɡ bài chuí chénɡ垂：將要。事情就要成功的時候卻遭到了失敗。fail in a great undertaking on the verge of success, flop just before finish, just one step short of success |