jí​lái​bào​fó​jiǎo

to scramble at the last minute

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    急来抱佛脚 / 急來抱佛腳 jí​lái​bào​fó​jiǎo

    闲时不烧香 / 閑時不燒香 xián​shí​bù​shāo​xiāng

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  • created reference approved 急来抱佛脚/急來抱佛腳 → 临时抱佛脚/臨時抱佛腳 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    急来抱佛脚 / 急來抱佛腳 jí​lái​bào​fó​jiǎo

    临时抱佛脚 / 臨時抱佛腳 lín​shí​bào​fó​jiǎo

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  • created reference approved 急来抱佛脚/急來抱佛腳 → 急时抱佛脚/急時抱佛腳 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    急来抱佛脚 / 急來抱佛腳 jí​lái​bào​fó​jiǎo

    急时抱佛脚 / 急時抱佛腳 jí​shí​bào​fó​jiǎo

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  • created reference approved 急来抱佛脚/急來抱佛腳 → 急则抱佛脚/急則抱佛腳 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    急来抱佛脚 / 急來抱佛腳 jí​lái​bào​fó​jiǎo

    急则抱佛脚 / 急則抱佛腳 jí​zé​bào​fó​jiǎo

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  • created sense approved 急来抱佛脚/急來抱佛腳 · jí​lái​bào​fó​jiǎo · to scramble at the last minute — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    急来抱佛脚 / 急來抱佛腳

    jí​lái​bào​fó​jiǎo

    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|閑時不燒香|xian2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1]].

    急 (literal) → 急 · jí · urgent 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · in order to 抱佛脚 (literal) → 抱佛脚/抱佛腳 · bào​fó​jiǎo · to make a last-minute effort

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