What Does "等着功亏一篑吗" (děng zhe gōng kuī yī kuì ma) Mean?

děng等zhe着gōng功kuī亏yī一kuì篑ma吗

After years of efforts, there's no way for him to give up.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E26

Clip Timestamp

5:41

TMDB ID

292696

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	筹谋多年	chóu móu duō nián	After years of efforts, there's no way for him to give up.
2▶	等着功亏一篑吗	děng zhe gōng kuī yī kuì ma	After years of efforts, there's no way for him to give up.
3	可秦苍是他的儿子那重要吗	kě qín cāng shì tā de ér zi nà zhòng yào ma	But Qin Cang was his son. Does that matter?

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HSK 5

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结果前脚刚走碎雪关就被破了

jié guǒ qián jiǎo gāng zǒu suì xuě guān jiù bèi pò leBut right after I left, Suixue Pass was breached.

HSK 3

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这段时间跟你办差

zhè duàn shí jiān gēn nǐ bàn chāiWorking with you recently,

HSK 6

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还是恨老天不开眼

hái shì hèn lǎo tiān bù kāi yǎnOr should I hate heaven?

HSK 6

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连个恨的人都没有

lián gè hèn de rén dōu méi yǒuSometimes, there isn't even a person to hate.

HSK 3

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最后只能冲着你去了

zuì hòu zhǐ néng chōng zhe nǐ qù leIn the end, I could only take it out on you.

HSK 3

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以前喝多了酒上头

yǐ qián hē duō le jiǔ shàng toubefore, when I got drunk,

HSK 3

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我是个粗人打小就不愿意进学堂

wǒ shì gè cū rén dǎ xiǎo jiù bù yuàn yì jìn xué tángI'm a rough man. Since childhood, I've never liked to write or read.

HSK 7

0:03s

祖父为了这个没少揍我

zǔ fù wèi le zhè ge méi shǎo zòu wǒMy grandfather beat me often for this.

HSK 7

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已经是先人保佑了

yǐ jīng shì xiān rén bǎo yòu leI can now read official documents, which is a blessing from my ancestors.

HSK 3

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便是对他们最好的告慰

biàn shì duì tā men zuì hǎo de gào wèiis the best way to console their souls.

HSK 5

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你救了我两次命

nǐ jiù le wǒ liǎng cì mìngPrefect, you've saved my life twice.

HSK 1

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我王肃武不是不识好歹的人

wǒ wáng sù wǔ bú shì bù shí hǎo dǎi de rénI am not an ungrateful man.

HSK 5

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从前是我钻牛角尖

cóng qián shì wǒ zuān niú jiǎo jiānBefore, I was obstinate. I am sorry for what I did.

HSK 2

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殿下放开我走放开我

diàn xià fàng kāi wǒ zǒu fàng kāi wǒYour Highness. - Let go of me! - Move! Let go of me!

HSK 1

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赫赫有名的酷吏

hè hè yǒu míng de kù lìChen Longxiang, Marquis Muyang's lapdog, a notoriously brutal official.

HSK 6

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醉酒行凶杀妻弑亲

zuì jiǔ xíng xiōng shā qī shì qīnFive years ago, you committed murder while drunk. You killed your wife and relatives.

HSK 7

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和七岁的小舅子都没放过

hé qī suì de xiǎo jiù zi dōu méi fàng guòYou even killed your mother-in-law and your seven-year-old brother-in-law.

HSK 4

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使你金蝉脱壳

shǐ nǐ jīn chán tuō qiàoBut Marquis Muyang secretly pulled strings to help you escape

HSK 5

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隐姓埋名至今对吗

yǐn xìng mái míng zhì jīn duì maand live under a false name. Am I right?

HSK 5

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那以后多带你出门逛逛好呀

nà yǐ hòu duō dài nǐ chū mén guàng guàng hǎo yaYou're so happy. I'll take you out more often. Great.