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): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ baai⁶ seoi⁴ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōngbàichuíchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄞˋ 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

1. to fail when victory is imminent