平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳

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
  • 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
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
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