喺最後關頭失敗、衰咗 (to fall at the last fence; literally: to die at the very last moment)
語句本身以為呢鋪我會贏，點不知衰收尾，臨尾香咗。
bun2 san1 ji5 wai4 ni1 pou1 ngo5 wui5 jeng4, dim2 bat1 zi1 seoi1 sau1 mei5, lam4 mei5 hoeng1 zo2.
I thought I would have won this round, but I lost at the very last moment.
喺最後關頭失敗、衰咗 (to fall at the last fence; literally: to die at the very last moment)
語句本身以為呢鋪我會贏，點不知衰收尾，臨尾香咗。
bun2 san1 ji5 wai4 ni1 pou1 ngo5 wui5 jeng4, dim2 bat1 zi1 seoi1 sau1 mei5, lam4 mei5 hoeng1 zo2.
I thought I would have won this round, but I lost at the very last moment.
原書拼音: /lɐm²¹ mei̯¹³ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
to fail at the last juncture