功虧一簣
See also: 功亏一篑
Chinese
merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment |
deficiency; deficit | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
basket for carrying soil | ||
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trad. (功虧一簣) | 功 | 虧 | 一 | 簣 | |
simp. (功亏一篑) | 功 | 亏 | 一 | 篑 | |
Literally: “one basket (of dirt) short of success”. |
Etymology
From the longer phrase (first part is usually omitted): 為山九仞,功虧一簣
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄧ ㄎㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gongkueiyikuèi
- Wade–Giles: kung1-kʻuei1-i1-kʻuei4
- Yale: gūng-kwēi-yī-kwèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongkueiikuey
- Palladius: гункуйикуй (gunkujikuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gung1 kwai1 jat1 gwai6
- Yale: gūng kwāi yāt gwaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gung1 kwai1 jat7 gwai6
- Guangdong Romanization: gung1 kuei1 yed1 guei6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ kʷɐi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 功虧一簣
Related terms
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- Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the second tone
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