Fall short
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w é ISH āǐǐ Ku ì, which means that success or failure is on the verge of success. From the Analects of Confucius · Zihan.
Analysis of Idioms
Near synonym: fall short of success
The origin of Idioms
In the Analects of Confucius, Zihan said: "for example, the mountain is not a failure. Stop, I stop too. "
Idiom usage
Used as an attributive; used of things.
Fall short
The tree wants to be quiet, but the wind doesn't stop - shù yù jìng ér fēng bù tíng
assiduously practice calligraphy - lín chí xué shū
change one's evil ways and reform - qiān shàn gǎi guò