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; interim; at the time when something happens; at the last moment	to grab the 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, but only clasp the Buddha's feet when something happens”.

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)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngshí bù shāoxiāng, línshí bào fójiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ , ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngshíh bù shaosiang, línshíh bào fójiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-shih² pu⁴ shao¹-hsiang¹, lin²-shih² pao⁴ fo²-chiao³
    • Yale: píng-shŕ bù shāu-syāng-, lín-shŕ bàu fwó-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngshyr bu shaushiang, linshyr baw forjeau
    • Palladius: пинши бу шаосян, линьши бао фоцзяо (pinši bu šaosjan, linʹši bao foczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lin³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ fu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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 hœːŋ⁵⁵ lɐm²¹ siː²¹ pʰou̯¹³ fɐt̚² kœːk̚³/

Proverb

平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳

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

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 臨時抱佛腳 (“to do something hurriedly only at the last minute”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		臨時抱佛腳, 急來抱佛腳, 急時抱佛腳, 急則抱佛腳, 抱佛腳, 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳
Mandarin	Taiwan	臨時抱佛腳, 抱佛腳, 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳
Cantonese	Guangzhou	閒時唔燒香，急時抱佛腳, 平時唔燒香，臨急抱佛腳
	Hong Kong	臨急抱佛腳, 平時唔燒香，臨急抱佛腳
	Kaiping (Chikan)	臨嫁錐耳
Northern Min	Jian'ou	抱佛跤
Southern Min	Xiamen	抱佛跤
Wu	Shanghai	臨時抱佛腳