- to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
- to fall at the last hurdle
- snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Characters
- 功 (功): meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
- 败 (敗): to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither
- 垂 (垂): to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
- 成 (成): surname Cheng
Resources
- Wiktionary: 功败垂成
- MDBG: 功败垂成
- Examples with 功败垂成 on Tatoeba
Examples
No examples. Add one?