The idiom '功败垂成［功亏一篑］ɡōnɡ bài chuí chénɡ' is a proverb meaning that something fails just before success.
功败垂成［功亏一篑］ɡōnɡ bài chuí chénɡ 是一句谚语，意思是事情在即将成功时失败了。
| 正面 | 功败垂成［功亏一篑］ ɡōnɡ bài chuí chénɡ |
|---|---|
| 背面 | There's many a slip be twixt (the) cup and (the) lip: |
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