功亏一篑 功虧一簣
功亏一篑 功虧一簣 gōng kuī yī kuì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄧ ㄎㄨㄟˋ gung1 kwai1 jat1 gwai6
- lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
- to fail through lack of a final effort
- to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
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功
- 功利 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 lei6 utility
- 功力 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 lik6 merit
- 功劳 功勞 gōng láo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˊ gung1 lou4 contribution
- 功夫 gōng fu ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ gung1 fu1 skill
- 功底 gōng dǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˇ gung1 dai2 training in the basic skills
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- 功效 gōng xiào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˋ gung1 haau6 efficacy
- 功率 gōng lǜ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄩˋ gung1 leot6 power (rate of doing work, measured in watts)
- 功能 gōng néng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄥˊ gung1 nang4 function; capability
- 功臣 gōng chén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄣˊ gung1 san4 meritorious official
- 功课 功課 gōng kè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ gung1 fo3 homework
- 成功 chéng gōng ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ sing4 gung1 to succeed
- 用功 yòng gōng ㄩㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ jung6 gung1 diligent
- 立功 lì gōng ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ laap6 gung1 to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽)
- 下功夫 xià gōng fu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ haa6 gung1 fu1 variant of 下工夫
- 基本功 jī běn gōng ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄥ gei1 bun2 gung1 basic skills
- 多功能 duō gōng néng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄥˊ do1 gung1 nang4 multifunctional
- 做功 zuò gōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄥ zou6 gung1 (physics) to do work
- 功令 gōng lìng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˋ gung1 ling6 (historical) official decree; statute
- 功勋 功勳 gōng xūn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣ meritorious service; distinguished contribution; achievement of great merit
- 功名 gōng míng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gung1 ming4 scholarly honor (in imperial exams)
亏 虧
- 吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī ㄔ ㄎㄨㄟ hek3 kwai1 to suffer losses
- 多亏 多虧 duō kuī ㄉㄨㄛ ㄎㄨㄟ do1 kwai1 thanks to
- 幸亏 幸虧 xìng kuī ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄨㄟ hang6 kwai1 fortunately
- 亏损 虧損 kuī sǔn ㄎㄨㄟ ㄙㄨㄣˇ kwai1 syun2 deficit
- 亏本 虧本 kuī běn ㄎㄨㄟ ㄅㄣˇ kwai1 bun2 to make a loss
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- 得亏 得虧 děi kuī ㄉㄟˇ ㄎㄨㄟ dak1 kwai1 luckily
- 扭亏 扭虧 niǔ kuī ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄟ nau2 kwai1 to make good a deficit
- 暗亏 暗虧 àn kuī ㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄟ am3 kwai1 hidden loss (finance)
- 月亏 月虧 yuè kuī ㄩㄝˋ ㄎㄨㄟ jyut6 kwai1 waning moon
- 浮亏 浮虧 fú kuī ㄈㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄟ fau4 kwai1 (finance) floating loss; unrealized loss
- 理亏 理虧 lǐ kuī ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄨㄟ lei5 kwai1 in the wrong
- 盈亏 盈虧 yíng kuī ㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄟ jing4 kwai1 profit and loss
- 亏待 虧待 kuī dài ㄎㄨㄟ ㄉㄞˋ kwai1 doi6 to treat sb unfairly
- 亏得 虧得 kuī de ㄎㄨㄟ ˙ㄉㄜ kwai1 dak1 fortunately
- 亏心 虧心 kuī xīn ㄎㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄣ kwai1 sam1 a guilty conscience
- 亏折 虧折 kuī zhé ㄎㄨㄟ ㄓㄜˊ kwai1 zit3 to make a capital loss
- 亏格 虧格 kuī gé ㄎㄨㄟ ㄍㄜˊ kwai1 gaak3 (math.) genus
- 亏欠 虧欠 kuī qiàn ㄎㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄢˋ kwai1 him3 to have a deficit; to be in the red
- 亏产 虧產 kuī chǎn ㄎㄨㄟ ㄔㄢˇ kwai1 caan2 shortfall in production
- 亏空 虧空 kuī kōng ㄎㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄥ kwai1 hung1 in debt
一
- 一一 yī yī ㄧ ㄧ jat1 jat1 one by one; one after another
- 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 一共 yī gòng ㄧ ㄍㄨㄥˋ jat1 gung6 in total; altogether
- 一再 yī zài ㄧ ㄗㄞˋ jat1 zoi3 repeatedly
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- 一切 yī qiè ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ jat1 cai3 everything
- 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
- 一同 yī tóng ㄧ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jat1 tung4 together
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 一味 yī wèi ㄧ ㄨㄟˋ jat1 mei6 persistently; stubbornly; blindly
- 一块 一塊 yī kuài ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ jat1 faai3 a piece; a chunk
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 一定 yī dìng ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ jat1 ding6 surely; certainly; definitely
- 一带 一帶 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 daai3 region; area
- 一度 yī dù ㄧ ㄉㄨˋ jat1 dou6 for a time
- 一律 yī lǜ ㄧ ㄌㄩˋ jat1 leot6 same; identical
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 一旁 yī páng ㄧ ㄆㄤˊ jat1 pong4 aside
- 一旦 yī dàn ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ jat1 daan3 in case (sth happens)