临时抱佛脚 (臨時抱佛腳) línshí bào fó jiǎo
línshí bào fó jiǎo
set phrase
to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises
Domain: Proverb 谚语
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Notes: Figuratively, to profess devotion only when in trouble, doing things at the last minute, or making a hasty last-minute effort (CC-CEDICT '臨時抱佛腳'; Guoyu '臨時抱佛腳')
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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: 8
- Chapter 2: Challenging Limits - Sickness 卷二 挑戰極限 ■病態 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 8 - The World's Energy 《人間萬事8－人間的能源》 — count: 4
- Scroll 1: Ideas for Overcoming Difficulties - Participating in Activities 卷一 思想津梁 參加活動的功用 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》 — count: 1
- Scroll 1: The Most Important Four Aspects of the Dharma - Four Kinds of Crisis 卷一 四法最上 四種危機 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 6 - Four Principles for Acting with Integrity 《星雲法語6－做人四原則》 — count: 1
- Community Ethics Investigation (Volume 2) - A Buddhist View of 'Inter-Religion Relations' 族群倫理探討（中冊） 佛教對「宗教之間」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 1
- Lecture 10: Conclusion - Approaching the Awakened State 第十講 八大人覺經的總結 Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》 — count: 1
- Volume 7: Buddhist General Knowledge - Class 16: Quotes from the Buddha's Teachings 第七冊 佛教常識 第十六課 佛語典故 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 1
- Strengthening 補 強 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 11 - The Philosophy of Success 《迷悟之間(十一)成功的理念》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 24 - A Life with Balanced Income and Expenses: The Philosophy of Being Cheated 星雲日記24～收支平篌的人生 吃虧上當的哲學(1993/7/1～1993/7/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 1
- Chapter 4: Chan Mind - Experiencing for Oneself 卷四 禪心 ■體驗 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 10 - How to Survive 《人間萬事10－怎樣活下去》 — count: 1