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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	功亏一篑	功虧一簣	gōng kuī yī kuì	gong1 kui1 yi1 kui4	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)
2	篑	簣	kuì	kui4	basket for carrying soil