大功告成
dà gōng gào chéng
mission accomplished
Character by character
大dà
great
great
功gōng
work
work
告gào
declare
declare
成chéng
complete
complete
Example
最后一块拼图放好,大功告成!
Last jigsaw piece in place — done!
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Often a cheerful announcement on finishing something.
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