{"path":"/entry/14992","title":"功亏一篑 / 功虧一簣 (gōng kuī yī kuì) — Chinese Dictionary | Flashbao","description":"功亏一篑 / 功虧一簣 (gōng kuī yī kuì): literally to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful. Explore meanings, example sentences and vocabulary decks.","catalog":null,"deck":null,"entry":{"reading":{"id":14992,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["功亏一篑"],"TRADITIONAL":["功虧一簣"]}},"phonetic":"gōng kuī yī kuì","phoneticKey":"gong1 kui1 yi1 kui4","meanings":{"primary":[{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"literally to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"to fail through lack of a final effort","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar ","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]},{"dim":true,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"(idiom)","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]}],"additional":[],"notes":[],"variantMeanings":[]},"classifiers":[],"pos":["VERB"],"frequency":27208,"grammar":[],"spokenPhonetic":"gōng kuī yí kuì"},"otherReadings":[],"examples":[],"carriedReadings":[],"constructions":[],"status":null,"due":null,"reps":null,"lapses":null,"lastReview":null,"senses":[],"origins":[],"decks":[{"id":27,"sourceName":"Chengyu","name":"Chengyu"}],"vocabularyScale":null,"vocabularyLevel":null}}