Character
| RADICAL | ⽵ (118.12) |
|---|---|
| STROKES | 18 |
| SIMPLIFIED | 篑 |
簣 kuì
a bamboo basket for carrying earth
DEFINITIONS
- a bamboo basket for carrying earth
- basket for carrying soil
WORDS
| 功虧一簣 gōng kuī yī kuì | 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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