平时不烧香，急时抱佛脚
píng​shí​bù​shāo​xiāng​jí​shí​bào​fó​jiǎo

neglect leads to desperation

  • created sense approved 平时不烧香，急时抱佛脚/平時不燒香，急時抱佛腳 · píng​shí​bù​shāo​xiāng​jí​shí​bào​fó​jiǎo · neglect leads to desperation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    平时不烧香，急时抱佛脚 / 平時不燒香，急時抱佛腳

    píng​shí​bù​shāo​xiāng​jí​shí​bào​fó​jiǎo

    neglect leads to desperation

    to neglect one's duties or relationships when things are calm, only to seek help or work frantically when a crisis arises; literally to not burn incense in ordinary times, but to clasp the Buddha's feet in an emergency

    平时 (literal) → 平时/平時 · píng​shí · usually 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 烧香 (literal) → 烧香/燒香 · shāo​xiāng · to burn incense ， (non_chinese) 急 (literal) → 急 · jí · emergency 时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · when 抱佛脚 (literal) → 抱佛脚/抱佛腳 · bào​fó​jiǎo · to make a last-minute effort

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