临时抱佛脚

Traditional form:

臨時抱佛腳

Pinyin (reading):

línshíbàofójiǎo

Definitions:

• (idiom) see 抱佛腳／抱佛脚 (bàofójiǎo)

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

Traditional characters:

• 臨 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 時 - time, season; period, era, age
• 抱 - to embrace, to hold in one's arms; to enfold
• 佛 - Buddha; Buddhist
• 腳 - leg, foot; foundation, base