kuì
蒉
straw basket for earth
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
straw basket for carrying earth
literaryA specific term from ancient texts, rarely used in modern language except in historical or literary contexts.
Pì譬
rú如
wéi为
shān山
，
wèi未
chéng成
yī一
kuì篑
。
It's like building a mountain; the work is unfinished for lack of the final basket of earth. (出自《论语·子罕》)
Gǔ古
dài代
láo劳
dòng动
rén人
mín民
yòng用
kuì蒉
chéng盛
tǔ土
zhù筑
dī堤
。
Ancient laborers used straw baskets to carry earth for building dikes.
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Gōng功
kuī亏
yī一
kuì篑
。
The work fails just one basket short of completion. (an idiom meaning to fall short of success for lack of a final effort)