臨急抱佛腳
Chinese
to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before |
hurried; worried | to grab the Buddha's foot; to leave something to do at the last minute; to make a last-minute effort | ||
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| trad. (臨急抱佛腳) | 臨 | 急 | 抱佛腳 | |
| simp. (临急抱佛脚) | 临 | 急 | 抱佛脚 | |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 臨時抱佛腳 (“to do something hurriedly only at the last minute”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 臨時抱佛腳, 急來抱佛腳, 急時抱佛腳, 急則抱佛腳, 抱佛腳, 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 臨時抱佛腳, 抱佛腳, 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 閒時唔燒香，急時抱佛腳, 平時唔燒香，臨急抱佛腳 |
| Hong Kong | 臨急抱佛腳, 平時唔燒香，臨急抱佛腳 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 臨嫁錐耳 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 抱佛跤 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 抱佛跤 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 臨時抱佛腳 |
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