功敗垂成

See also: 功败垂成

Chinese

		merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment	be defeated; to defeat; loss
trad. (功敗垂成)		功	敗	垂成
simp. (功败垂成)		功	败	垂成

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōngbàichuíchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄅㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ baai⁶ seoi⁴ sing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngbàichuíchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄅㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongbàichuéichéng
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-pai⁴-chʻui²-chʻêng²
  - Yale: gūng-bài-chwéi-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongbaychweicherng
  - Palladius: гунбайчуйчэн (gunbajčujčɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ baai⁶ seoi⁴ sing⁴
  - Yale: gūng baaih sèuih sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ baai⁶ soey⁴ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ bai⁶ sêu⁴ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ paːi̯²² sɵy̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

功敗垂成

to fail when victory is imminent

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