大功告成

Chinese

major achievement; great deed to declare a completion
simp. and trad.
(大功告成) 		大功 告成

Etymology

First attested in c. 1335, in《大元勅賜脩堰碑》by the Yuan-era historian Jie Xisi:

甫越五月，大功告成。 [Literary Chinese, trad. and simp.]
From: ibid.
Fǔ yuè wǔyuè, dàgōng gàochéng. [Pinyin]
Merely five months later, the great project was brought to successful completion.

Pronunciation

Idiom

大功告成

  1. (of a project, work, etc.) to be accomplished; to be crowned with success
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