功亏一篑
功虧一簣
idiom. fail to build a mound for want of one final basket of earth -- fall short of success for lack of a final effort
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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为 為 idiom. The lack of one basketful of earth spoils the entire effort to build a nine-Ren mountain. (Ren is an ancient measure of length) |