临时抱佛脚
Traditional form:
臨時抱佛腳
Pinyin (reading):
línshíbàofójiǎo
Definitions:
- lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
- doing things at the last minute
- making a hasty last-minute effort
Characters:
- 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
- 时 - time, season; period, era, age
- 抱 - to embrace, to hold in one's arms; to enfold
- 佛 - Buddha; Buddhist
- 脚 - leg, foot; foundation, base
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