功亏一篑 (功虧一簣) gōng kuī yī kuì
gōng kuī yī kuì
set phrase
to spoil work due to lack of one basket of soil
Domain: Idiom 成语
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '功虧一簣'; Guoyu '功虧一簣')
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- Scroll 2: Take a Step Back and Think - 卷二 退一步想 退一步想 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4-如何度難關》 — count: 1
- Chapter 3: An Admonition for Conducting Oneself with Integrity - Seven Degrees of Behaving with Integrity 卷三 處事箴言 ■做人七品 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 11 - Life's Possessions 《人間萬事11-生命的擁有》 — count: 1
- Chapter 2: Stages of Life - Older People's Wisdom 卷二 生命的層次 ■老人的智慧 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 11 - Life's Possessions 《人間萬事11-生命的擁有》 — count: 1
- Scroll 3: How to Make Daily Improvements - The Degrees of Ascetic Practice 卷三 如何日日增上 苦行的次第 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 3 - Dwelling Peacefully in Body and Mind 《星雲法語3-身心的安住》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 4 - Detached from Everthing: Practice Compassion and Wisdom Simultaneously 星雲日記4~凡事超然 悲智雙運(1990/4/16~4/30) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 1
- Process and Result 過程與結果 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 6 - Competing Against Yourself 《迷悟之間(六)和自己競賽》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 18 - Find Your Heart Again 星雲日記18~把心找回來 把心找回來(1992/8/1~1992/8/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 1
- Fleeting Enthusiasm 五分鐘的熱度 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》 — count: 1
- Chapter 4: Keeping in Step with the World - On the Field 卷四 與世界接軌 ■運動場上 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 8 - The World's Energy 《人間萬事8-人間的能源》 — count: 1
- The Sickness of Youth 青年之病 Humanistic Buddhism Series 4 - Buddhism and Youth 《人間佛教系列4-佛教與青年》 — count: 1