臨時

臨時

See also: 临时

Chinese

		to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
trad. (臨時)		臨	時
simp. (临时)		临	时

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): línshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ si⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lìm-sṳ̀
• Min Nan (POJ): lîm-sî / liâm-sî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: línshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linshy
    • IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lam⁴ si⁴
    • Yale: làhm sìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ si⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ xi⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ siː²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lìm-sṳ̀
    • Hakka Romanization System: limˇ siiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lim² si²
    • IPA: /lim¹¹ sɨ¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-sî
    • Tâi-lô: lîm-sî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: limsii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lim¹³⁻²² ɕi¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lim²³⁻³³ ɕi²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lim²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕi²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /lim²⁴⁻²² ɕi²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liâm-sî
    • Tâi-lô: liâm-sî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liamsii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liam¹³⁻²² ɕi¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liam²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕi²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liam²³⁻³³ ɕi²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /liam²⁴⁻²² ɕi²⁴/

Adjective

臨時

1. temporary; provisional; ad hoc

   臨時措施 / 临时措施  ―  línshí cuòshī  ―  provisional measures

Synonyms

• 短暫／短暂 (duǎnzàn)
• 暫時／暂时 (zànshí)

Antonyms

• 長久／长久 (chángjiǔ)
• 永久 (yǒngjiǔ)
• 永遠／永远 (yǒngyuǎn)

Adverb

臨時

1. at the time when something happens
2. for the time being; for now

Synonyms

• (at the time when something happens): (Min Nan) 臨當時／临当时
• (for the time being): 姑且 (gūqiě), (literary) 權且／权且 (quánqiě), (literary) 權時／权时 (quánshí), 暫且／暂且 (zànqiě), 暫時／暂时 (zànshí)

Derived terms

臨時代辦／临时代办 臨時工／临时工 (línshígōng)

臨時性／临时性 臨時抱佛腳／临时抱佛脚

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
臨	時
りん Grade: 6	じ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) りんじ [rìńjí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɾʲĩɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Noun

臨時 (hiragana りんじ, rōmaji rinji)

1. being temporary, special

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
臨	時

Noun

臨時 • (imsi) (hangeul 임시)

1. Hanja form^? of 임시 (“being temporary”).