抱佛脚 (抱佛腳) bàofójiǎo

bàofójiǎo noun to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense); to profess devotion only when in trouble
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '抱佛腳')

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临时抱佛脚 、 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚

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• Clasping the Buddha's Feet when Danger Arises 臨時抱佛腳 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》 — count: 2
• Hsing Yun Diary 26 - Managing Causes and Conditions: Helpful Conditions in Life 星雲日記26～把握因緣 人生的助緣(1993/12/16～1993/12/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 1
• Hsing Yun Diary 12 - Everywhere with no Families and Everywhere with Families: Appearances Arise from the Mind 星雲日記12～處處無家處處家 相由心生(1991/8/16~8/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 1
• Philippines 菲律賓 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 1
• Taiwanese Leadership Elections 台灣領導人的選舉 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 3 - Social Affinities 1 《百年佛緣3－社緣篇1》 — count: 1

Collocations

• 要抱佛脚 (要抱佛腳) 不但自己要抱佛腳 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》, Clasping the Buddha's Feet when Danger Arises 臨時抱佛腳 — count: 2