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临门一脚

lín mén yī jiǎo

4-character word Traditional 臨門一腳

What 临门一脚 means

1. to try to score (a goal)
2. final push (at a critical juncture)
3. the final leg of sth

The characters in 临门一脚

• 临línto face; to overlook; to arrive
• 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch…
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)

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