臨時抱佛腳 [临时－－脚]

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Pinyin lín shí bào fó jiǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
  2. doing things at the last minute
  3. making a hasty last-minute effort
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to do something hurriedly only at the last minute; to make a last-minute effort
    (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. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    临时抱佛脚。
    臨時抱佛腳。
    lín shí bào fó jiǎo 。
    • I'm too late.
    • I'm making a last minute effort.