粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
爭少少就成功或者完成一件事 (to fail by a narrow margin)
語句Examples
就嚟去到終點先至仆親，真係功虧一簣。
She tripped over herself when she is close to the finish line, so close, yet so far.
功虧一簣
gung1 kwai1 jat1 gwai6included in 2 dictionaries
geang1 ki1 jit2 gi6included in 1 dictionaries
gung1 kwai1 jat1 gwai6
· included in 2 dictionaries粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
gung1 kwai1 jat1 gwai6
爭少少就成功或者完成一件事 (to fail by a narrow margin)
語句Examples
就嚟去到終點先至仆親，真係功虧一簣。
She tripped over herself when she is close to the finish line, so close, yet so far.
維基辭典YuePhrase
Jyutping:
gung1 kwai1 jat1 gwai6Original phonetic: /kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kʷɐi̯²²/
to fall short of success due to the lack of a final effort