亏于一篑 — “Fall short by one basket of earth”
亏于一篑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fail to complete a great task due to a slight deficiency at the very end; to fall short of success at the last moment”. Literally, “Fall short by one basket of earth”.
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What does 亏于一篑 mean?
亏于一篑 (kuī yú yī kuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fail to complete a great task due to a slight deficiency at the very end; to fall short of success at the last moment”.
How do you pronounce 亏于一篑?
亏于一篑 is pronounced kuī yú yī kuì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 亏于一篑 literally mean?
Literally, 亏于一篑 means “Fall short by one basket of earth”. It is used to mean “to fail to complete a great task due to a slight deficiency at the very end; to fall short of success at the last moment”.
What is the Chinese definition of 亏于一篑?
亏：缺，欠；篑：装土的竹筐。积土成山的功夫只差最后一筐土。比喻做成一件大事只差最后一点而未能成功