临时抱佛脚 línshíbàofójiǎo to seek help at the last moment Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 línshíbàofójiǎo to seek help at the last moment (idiom) to wait until the last moment to seek help or take action; literally "to clasp the Buddha's feet only when in trouble" instead of preparing in advance Frequency Written text 0.488 per million Cross-References Same as 抱佛脚 bàofójiǎoSynonym 急来抱佛脚 jíláibàofójiǎo Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 línshíbàofójiǎo to seek help at the last moment (idiom) to wait until the last moment to seek help or take action; literally "to clasp the Buddha's feet only when in trouble" instead of preparing in advance Frequency Written text 0.488 per million Cross-References Same as 抱佛脚 bàofójiǎoSynonym 急来抱佛脚 jíláibàofójiǎo Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
