功败垂成 (功敗垂成) gōng bài chuí chéng
          
              gōng bài chuí chéng 
              
              set phrase 
              to fail within sight of success; last-minute failure/to fall at the last hurdle/snatching defeat from the jaws of victory 
              Domain: Idiom 成语
              
              
              
              
                Notes: (CC-CEDICT '功敗垂成'; Guoyu '功敗垂成')