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簣
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篑
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Jyutping
gwai6
Pinyin
kuì
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character
bamboo basket for carrying earth
Definitions (Unihan)
a bamboo basket for carrying earth
Cangjie Input - Simplified
XHLMO
Cangjie Input - Traditional
HLMC
簣 [篑]
Jyutping
Pinyin
kuì
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
basket for carrying soil
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
功亏一篑
功虧一簣
gung1 kwai1 jat1 gwai6
to fail by a narrow margin
Cantonese
就嚟去到终点先至仆亲,真系功亏一篑。
就嚟去到終點先至仆親,真係功虧一簣。
She tripped over herself when she is close to the finish line, so close, yet so far.