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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 功敗垂成 [ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ; gong1 bai4 chui2 cheng2]
 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
 to fall at the last hurdle
 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
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