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临时抱佛脚

lín shí bào fó jiǎo

5-character word Traditional 臨時抱佛腳

What 临时抱佛脚 means

1. idiomsee {抱佛脚|bào fó jiǎo}

The characters in 临时抱佛脚

• 临línto face; to overlook; to arrive
• 时shío'clock; time; when
• 抱bàoto hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug
• 佛fúused in 仿佛
• 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)

Example sentences

• 临时抱佛脚。
  I'm making a last minute effort.

Words containing 临时抱佛脚

• 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo(lit.) to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis…