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抱佛脚

bào fó jiǎo

3-character word Traditional 抱佛腳

What 抱佛脚 means

1. (fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香，平时不烧香，{临时抱佛脚|píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo})

The characters in 抱佛脚

• 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 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…
• 临时抱佛脚lín shí bào fó jiǎo(idiom) see 抱佛脚