gung1 baai6 seoi4 sing4功敗垂成功败垂成
Jyutpinggung1 baai6 seoi4 sing4
Yalegūng baih sèuih sìngh

Definition

to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure; snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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gwo3 muk6 bat1 mong4to have a highly retentive memory
家世
gaa1 sai3family background
國際單位国际单位
gwok3 zai3 daan1 wai2international unit
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gau2 naam4 neoi5a couple engaged in an illicit love affair
歸入归入
gwai1 jap6to assign (to a class); to include
顧得頭嚟腳反筋顾得头嚟脚反筋
gu3 dak1 tau4 lai4 goek3 faan2 gan1to attend to one thing and lose another; to focus on one thing and neglect an...
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