成敗在此一舉

简 成败在此一举 · 繁 成敗在此一舉
Mandarin · pinyin chéng bài zài cǐ yī jǔ

Meanings

  1. success or failure depends on this single action; win or lose, it all ends here; this is the make-or-break moment
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成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
敗
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在
zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
此
cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
舉
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败
bài · be defeated, decline, fail
举
jǔ · raise, lift up; recommend
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2–4–4–3–1–3 · cheng2 bai4 zai4 ci3 yi1 ju3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sing4 baai6 zoi6 ci2 jat1 geoi2

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sing4 baai6 zoi6 ci2 jat1 geoi2

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成敗在此一舉 · cheng2 bai4 zai4 ci3 yi1 ju3
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Exact source record成敗在此一舉 成败在此一举 [cheng2 bai4 zai4 ci3 yi1 ju3] /success or failure depends on this single action; win or lose, it all ends here; this is the make-or-break moment/