平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳

平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳

See also: 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚

Chinese

		normally; usually; ordinarily normally; usually; ordinarily; during peacetime	not; no	to burn incense		temporary; provisional; ad hoc temporary; provisional; ad hoc; at the time when something happens	to grab Buddha's foot; to leave something to do at the last minute; to make a last-minute effort
trad. (平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳)		平時	不	燒香	，	臨時	抱佛腳
simp. (平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚)		平时	不	烧香	，	临时	抱佛脚
Literally: “to not burn incense regularly, and only hug the Buddha's leg at the last minute”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngshí bù shāoxiāng, línshí bào fójiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ, ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ si⁴ bat¹ siu¹ hoeng¹, lam⁴ si⁴ pou⁵ fat⁶ goek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: píngshí bù shāoxiāng, línshí bào fójiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ, ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngshy bu shaushiang, linshy baw forjeau
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngshíh bù shaosiang, línshíh bào fójiǎo
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵ lin³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ fwɔ³⁵ t͡ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ si⁴ bat¹ siu¹ hoeng¹, lam⁴ si⁴ pou⁵ fat⁶ goek³
    • Yale: pìhng sìh bāt sīu hēung, làhm sìh póuh faht geuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ si⁴ bat⁷ siu¹ hoeng¹, lam⁴ si⁴ pou⁵ fat⁹ goek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ xi⁴ bed¹ xiu¹ hêng¹, lem⁴ xi⁴ pou⁵ fed⁶ gêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ siː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵ hœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ lɐm²¹ siː²¹ pʰou̯¹³ fɐt̚² kœ̽ːk̚³/

Proverb

平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳

1. to do not make adequate preparations beforehand and do something hurriedly only at the last minute

Synonyms

• 臨時抱佛腳／临时抱佛脚 (línshí bào fójiǎo)
• 臨急抱佛腳／临急抱佛脚 (línjí bào fójiǎo)