急来抱佛脚 jíláibàofójiǎo to scramble at the last minute Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 急来抱佛脚 急來抱佛腳 jíláibàofójiǎo to scramble at the last minute Literally meaning "to embrace the Buddha's feet only when in trouble"; to be unprepared and make a last-minute effort to deal with a crisis. Often paired with 闲时不烧香 xiánshíbùshāoxiāng. Frequency Written text 0.007 per million Cross-References See 闲时不烧香 xiánshíbùshāoxiāng临时抱佛脚 línshíbàofójiǎoSame as 急时抱佛脚 jíshíbàofójiǎo急则抱佛脚 jízébàofójiǎo Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
急来抱佛脚 急來抱佛腳 jíláibàofójiǎo to scramble at the last minute Literally meaning "to embrace the Buddha's feet only when in trouble"; to be unprepared and make a last-minute effort to deal with a crisis. Often paired with 闲时不烧香 xiánshíbùshāoxiāng. Frequency Written text 0.007 per million Cross-References See 闲时不烧香 xiánshíbùshāoxiāng临时抱佛脚 línshíbàofójiǎoSame as 急时抱佛脚 jíshíbàofójiǎo急则抱佛脚 jízébàofójiǎo Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
