事败垂成 — “To fail at the last moment, just when success seemed certain”
事败垂成 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fail at the last moment, just when success seemed certain”. To fall at the final hurdle.
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事败垂成 Pronunciation and Pinyin
事败垂成 Character Breakdown
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经过团队成员数月的努力，这个项目本来已经接近尾声，却因为一个突发的技术难题而事败垂成。
After months of effort from the team members, the project was nearing completion, but it failed at the last moment due to an unexpected technical issue.
Idioms Related to 事败垂成
Synonyms of 事败垂成
More idioms starting with 事
- shì事bù不guān关jǐ己to be indifferent to others' troubles
- shì事bù不guān关jǐ己，，gāo高gāo高guà挂qǐ起Remain indifferent to unrelated matters
- shì事bù不yí宜chí迟Act quickly without delay
- shì事bù不shī师gǔ古Act without learning from past experiences
- shì事bù不yǒu有yú余To reach the utmost degree
- shì事bù不guò过sān三Third time's the charm or you're out
- shì事yǔ与yuán原wéi违Things did not go as planned
- shì事yù与xīn心wéi违things turn out contrary to one's expectations
- shì事yǔ与yuàn愿wéi违Things don't turn out as hoped
- shì事yǐ以mì密chéng成Discretion ensures success
- shì事bèi倍gōng功bàn半much effort, little result
- shì事guān关zhòng重dà大A matter of great importance
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What does 事败垂成 mean?
事败垂成 (shì bài chuí chéng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fail at the last moment, just when success seemed certain”.
How do you pronounce 事败垂成?
事败垂成 is pronounced shì bài chuí chéng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 事败垂成?
事情在快要成功的时候失败了。