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Chinese translation for "为山九仞,功亏一篑"

The lack of one basketful of earth spoils the entire effort to build a nine-""ren"" mountain.A failure is still a failure even though it came very near to success.

Related Translations:
世事往往会功亏一篑:  there's many a slip'twixt the cuand the lipthere's many a slip‘twixt the cup and the lip
:  量词(古时八尺或七尺叫做一仞) ren, an ancient measure of length equal to seven or eight chi 短语和例子为山九仞, 功亏一篑。 the lack of one basketful of earth spoils the entire effort to build a nine-ren mountain
千仞:  chihirosenjin
吴仞之:  renzhi wuwu renzhi
裘千仞:  ogrhqiu qianren
闪电千仞剑:  good sword
凤翔千仞:  flying phoenix
壁立千仞:  stand bolt upright -- a precipice; a cliff that rises a thousand feet sheer; a precipice standing 8,000 feet high
闪电千仞箫:  good xiao
the lodger:  寄宿人
Similar Words:
"为丧失能力作安排" Chinese translation, "为森" Chinese translation, "为莎拉效劳" Chinese translation, "为山" Chinese translation, "为山九仞,功亏一篑" Chinese translation, "为善" Chinese translation, "为善自得其乐" Chinese translation, "为善最乐" Chinese translation, "为伤残及工伤康复人士而设的课程" Chinese translation