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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
trad. (臨急抱佛腳) 臨 急 抱佛腳
simp. (临急抱佛脚) 临 急 抱佛脚

Pronunciation

Idiom

臨急抱佛腳

  1. (chiefly Cantonese) to do something hurriedly only at the last minute

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 臨時抱佛腳 (“to do something hurriedly only at the last minute”)
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
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 臨時抱佛腳, 抱佛腳, 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳
Singapore 臨時抱佛腳, 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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