急時抱佛腳
jí​shí​bào​fó​jiǎo

to seek help only in a crisis

  • created reference approved 急时抱佛脚/急時抱佛腳 → 平时不烧香，急时抱佛脚/平時不燒香，急時抱佛腳 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    急时抱佛脚 / 急時抱佛腳 jí​shí​bào​fó​jiǎo

    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

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  • created sense approved 急时抱佛脚/急時抱佛腳 · jí​shí​bào​fó​jiǎo · to seek help only in a crisis — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    急时抱佛脚 / 急時抱佛腳

    jí​shí​bào​fó​jiǎo

    to seek help only in a crisis

    (proverb) to wait until the last minute before taking action; to lack preparation and scramble for help when an emergency arises; literally "to embrace the Buddha's feet only when in distress"

    急 (literal) → 急 · jí · urgent 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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