臨急抱佛腳 [临－－－脚]

Jyutping lam4 gap1 pou5 fat6 goek3
Pinyin lín jí bào fó jiǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to describe the attitude of doing thing(s) at the very last minute; to cram for an immient situation that one should have been prepared for
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    做​一件​事去​到​最後關頭​、​就​嚟​出事​，​先臨​急作​補救
    to put effort at the last minute; a remedy too late; literally: to worship the Buddha when one is in an urgent or emergency situation
    • 你平時唔鍾意同人交際，而家臨急抱佛腳要揾人幫忙，好難㗎喎。
      你平时唔钟意同人交际，而家临急抱佛脚要揾人帮忙，好难㗎㖞。
      nei5 ping4 si4 m4 zung1 ji3 tung4 jan4 gaau1 zai3, ji4 gaa1 lam4 gap1 pou5 fat6 goek3 jiu3 wan2 jan4 bong1 mong4, hou2 naan4 gaa3 wo3.
      You don't like to socialize with people, now (you) put effort at the last minute to find people to give you a helping hand. (It's) really difficult.
  2. 近義詞
    臨渴掘井
  3. 反義詞
    未雨綢繆
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
    to do something hurriedly only at the last minute
    (syn.) 平時唔燒香，臨急抱佛腳, 閒時唔燒香，急時抱佛腳, 抱佛腳, 急時抱佛腳, 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳, 臨急抱佛腳, 抱佛跤, 臨嫁錐耳, 臨時抱佛腳, 急則抱佛腳, 急來抱佛腳
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 臨時抱佛腳 – 临时抱佛脚
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你平时唔钟意同人交际，而家临急抱佛脚要揾人帮忙，好难㗎㖞。
    你平時唔鍾意同人交際，而家臨急抱佛腳要揾人幫忙，好難㗎喎。
    nei5 ping4 si4 m4 zung1 ji3 tung4 jan4 gaau1 zai3, ji4 gaa1 lam4 gap1 pou5 fat6 goek3 jiu3 wan2 jan4 bong1 mong4, hou2 naan4 gaa3 wo3.
    • You don't like to socialize with people, now (you) put effort at the last minute to find people to give you a helping hand. (It's) really difficult.