"大功告成" meaning in Chinese

See 大功告成 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /tä⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /taːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ kou̯³³ sɪŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /tai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ko²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Xiamen], /tai⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³ ko⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Quanzhou], /tai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ko²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ¹³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Zhangzhou], /tai³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ko¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Taipei], /tai³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ²³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, IPA, Kaohsiung]
Etymology: First attested in c. 1335, in《大元勅賜脩堰碑》by the Yuan-era historian Jie Xisi Etymology templates: {{etydate|c|1335}} First attested in c. 1335, {{lang|zh|《大元勅賜脩堰碑》}} 《大元勅賜脩堰碑》 Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 大功告成
  1. (of a project, work, etc.) to be accomplished; to be crowned with success Tags: idiomatic, usually
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      "english": "Merely five months later, the great project was brought to successful completion.",
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      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊ"
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      "zh_pron": "dàgonggàochéng"
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      "zh_pron": "ta⁴-kung¹-kao⁴-chʻêng²"
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dà-gūng-gàu-chéng"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
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      "zh_pron": "daaih gūng gou sìhng"
    },
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        "Guangzhou",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "dai⁶ gung¹ gou³ xing⁴"
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        "POJ"
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    },
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        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tāi-kong-kò-sîng"
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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    },
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        "IPA",
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        "Hokkien",
        "IPA",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "dàgonggàochéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ta⁴-kung¹-kao⁴-chʻêng²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dà-gūng-gàu-chéng"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
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      "zh_pron": "daai⁶ gung¹ gou³ sing⁴"
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dai⁶ gung¹ gou³ xing⁴"
    },
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        "Tai-lo"
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        "IPA",
        "Xiamen"
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        "IPA",
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        "IPA",
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        "IPA",
        "Taipei"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/tai³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ²³/",
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