"臨渴掘井" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /lin³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /lɐm²¹ hɔːt̚³ kʷɐt̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lim²⁴⁻²² kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /lim²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /lim²³⁻³³ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /lin³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /lɐm²¹ hɔːt̚³ kʷɐt̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵/, /lim²⁴⁻²² kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ⁵³/, /lim²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/, /lim²³⁻³³ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: línkějuéjǐng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lam⁴ hot³ gwat⁶ zeng² [Cantonese, Jyutping], lîm-khat-ku̍t-chíⁿ, lîm-khat-ku̍t-chéng, línkějuéjǐng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], línkějyuéjǐng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], lin²-kʻo³-chüeh²-ching³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lín-kě-jywé-jǐng [Mandarin, Yale], linkeejyuejiing [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], линькэцзюэцзин [Mandarin, Palladius], linʹkɛczjueczin [Mandarin, Palladius], làhm hot gwaht jéng [Cantonese, Yale], lam⁴ hot⁸ gwat⁹ dzeng² [Cantonese, Pinyin], lem⁴ hod³ gued⁶ zéng² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lîm-khat-ku̍t-chíⁿ [Hokkien, POJ], lîm-khat-ku̍t-tsínn [Hokkien, Tai-lo], limqatkudcvie [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], lîm-khat-ku̍t-chéng [Hokkien, POJ], lîm-khat-ku̍t-tsíng [Hokkien, Tai-lo], limqatkudzeang [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: Based on the Annals of Master Yan: : 溺而後問隊,迷而後問路,譬之猶臨難而遽鑄兵,臨噎而遽掘井,雖速亦無及已。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]溺而后问队,迷而后问路,譬之犹临难而遽铸兵,临噎而遽掘井,虽速亦无及已。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Annals of Master Yan, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE Nì érhòu wèn suì, mí érhòu wèn lù, pì zhī yóu línnàn ér jù zhùbīng, lín yē ér jù juéjǐng, suī sù yì wú jí yǐ. [Pinyin] To ask the way after drowning and to ask for directions after getting lost is like, for example, quickly making weapons when facing a disaster or quickly digging a well when choking; though fast, it is too late. Etymology templates: {{zh-x|溺 而後 問 隊{suì},迷 而後 問.路,譬 之 猶 臨難{nàn} 而 遽 鑄兵,臨 噎 而 遽 掘井,雖 速 亦 無 及 已。|To ask the way after drowning and to ask for directions after getting lost is like, for example, quickly making weapons when facing a disaster or quickly digging a well when choking; though fast, it is too late.|collapsed=y|ref=Yanzi Chunqiu}} 溺而後問隊,迷而後問路,譬之猶臨難而遽鑄兵,臨噎而遽掘井,雖速亦無及已。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]溺而后问队,迷而后问路,譬之犹临难而遽铸兵,临噎而遽掘井,虽速亦无及已。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Annals of Master Yan, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE Nì érhòu wèn suì, mí érhòu wèn lù, pì zhī yóu línnàn ér jù zhùbīng, lín yē ér jù juéjǐng, suī sù yì wú jí yǐ. [Pinyin] To ask the way after drowning and to ask for directions after getting lost is like, for example, quickly making weapons when facing a disaster or quickly digging a well when choking; though fast, it is too late. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 臨渴掘井
  1. (figurative) to fail to make a timely preparation and look for a solution at the last minute Wikipedia link: Annals of Master Yan Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-臨渴掘井-zh-phrase-uBPgAPup Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: 臨渴掘井 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 臨渴穿井 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 臨噎掘井 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 臨渴掘井 [Mandarin, Taiwan], 臨渴掘井 [Mandarin, Singapore], 臨急開坑 [Cantonese, Guangzhou], 屎急挖糞坑 [Cantonese, Guangzhou], 臨渴掘井 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 臨急起廁坑 [Cantonese, Dongguan], 屎緊開礐 [Xiamen], 屎緊才開礐 [Xiamen], 屎緊才欲開礐 [Xiamen], 屎緊才欲開礐,喙焦才欲開井 [Xiamen], 欲嫁才縛跤 [Xiamen], 屎緊才欲開礐,喙焦才欲開井 [Quanzhou], 屎緊才欲開礐,喙焦才欲開井 [Zhangzhou]

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      "roman": "wèiyǔchóumóu",
      "word": "未雨綢繆"
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      "roman": "wèiyǔchóumóu",
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        "1": "溺 而後 問 隊{suì},迷 而後 問.路,譬 之 猶 臨難{nàn} 而 遽 鑄兵,臨 噎 而 遽 掘井,雖 速 亦 無 及 已。",
        "2": "To ask the way after drowning and to ask for directions after getting lost is like, for example, quickly making weapons when facing a disaster or quickly digging a well when choking; though fast, it is too late.",
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      "expansion": "溺而後問隊,迷而後問路,譬之猶臨難而遽鑄兵,臨噎而遽掘井,雖速亦無及已。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]溺而后问队,迷而后问路,譬之犹临难而遽铸兵,临噎而遽掘井,虽速亦无及已。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Annals of Master Yan, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE\nNì érhòu wèn suì, mí érhòu wèn lù, pì zhī yóu línnàn ér jù zhùbīng, lín yē ér jù juéjǐng, suī sù yì wú jí yǐ. [Pinyin]\nTo ask the way after drowning and to ask for directions after getting lost is like, for example, quickly making weapons when facing a disaster or quickly digging a well when choking; though fast, it is too late.",
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          "ref": "宜未雨而綢繆,毋臨渴而掘井。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "宜未雨而绸缪,毋临渴而掘井。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Zhu Yongchun, Zhu Zi's Family Maxims, 17ᵗʰ century CE\nYí wèi yǔ ér chóumóu, wú lín kě ér jué jǐng. [Pinyin]",
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          "fail",
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          "timely",
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          "preparation",
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          "solution",
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          "last minute",
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        "(figurative) to fail to make a timely preparation and look for a solution at the last minute"
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "Standard-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "臨渴掘井"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "Standard-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "臨渴穿井"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "Standard-Chinese"
          ],
          "word": "臨噎掘井"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin",
            "Taiwan"
          ],
          "word": "臨渴掘井"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin",
            "Singapore"
          ],
          "word": "臨渴掘井"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Guangzhou"
          ],
          "word": "臨急開坑"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Guangzhou"
          ],
          "word": "屎急挖糞坑"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Hong-Kong"
          ],
          "word": "臨渴掘井"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Cantonese",
            "Dongguan"
          ],
          "word": "臨急起廁坑"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "屎緊開礐"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "屎緊才開礐"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "屎緊才欲開礐"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "屎緊才欲開礐,喙焦才欲開井"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Xiamen"
          ],
          "word": "欲嫁才縛跤"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Quanzhou"
          ],
          "word": "屎緊才欲開礐,喙焦才欲開井"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Zhangzhou"
          ],
          "word": "屎緊才欲開礐,喙焦才欲開井"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Annals of Master Yan"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "línkějuéjǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lam⁴ hot³ gwat⁶ zeng²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lîm-khat-ku̍t-chíⁿ"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lîm-khat-ku̍t-chéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "línkějuéjǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "línkějyuéjǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lin²-kʻo³-chüeh²-ching³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lín-kě-jywé-jǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "linkeejyuejiing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "линькэцзюэцзин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "linʹkɛczjueczin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lin³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "làhm hot gwaht jéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lam⁴ hot⁸ gwat⁹ dzeng²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lem⁴ hod³ gued⁶ zéng²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐm²¹ hɔːt̚³ kʷɐt̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lîm-khat-ku̍t-chíⁿ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lîm-khat-ku̍t-tsínn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "limqatkudcvie"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻²² kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lîm-khat-ku̍t-chéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lîm-khat-ku̍t-tsíng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "limqatkudzeang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²³⁻³³ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lin³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐm²¹ hɔːt̚³ kʷɐt̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻²² kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²³⁻³³ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "臨渴掘井"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "wèiyǔchóumóu",
      "word": "未雨綢繆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wèiyǔchóumóu",
      "word": "未雨绸缪"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "臨渴掘井"
          },
          "expansion": "臨渴掘井",
          "name": "lang"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "臨%渇%掘%井",
            "2": "りん%かつ%くっ%せい",
            "gloss": ""
          },
          "expansion": "臨(りん)渇(かつ)掘(くっ)井(せい) (rinkatsukussei)",
          "name": "ja-r"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "임갈굴정(臨渴掘井)",
            "3": "",
            "4": "",
            "5": "",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "",
            "t2": "",
            "t3": "",
            "t4": ""
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 임갈굴정(臨渴掘井) (imgalguljeong)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "臨渴掘井",
            "sc": "Hani"
          },
          "expansion": "臨渴掘井",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "lâm khát quật tỉnh",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "",
            "tr": "臨渴掘井"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: lâm khát quật tỉnh (臨渴掘井)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "臨渴掘井",
            "2": "りん%かつ%くっ%せい",
            "3": "임갈굴정",
            "4": "lâm khát quật tỉnh",
            "5": "",
            "6": "",
            "h": "臨渴掘井",
            "j2": "",
            "j2t": "",
            "j3": "",
            "j3t": "",
            "j4": "",
            "j4t": "",
            "jdesc": "",
            "jje2": "",
            "jje2t": "",
            "jje3": "",
            "jje3t": "",
            "jje4": "",
            "jje4t": "",
            "jjedesc": "",
            "jjet": "",
            "jt": "",
            "k2": "",
            "k2t": "",
            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
            "kt": "",
            "o": "臨渴掘井",
            "o2": "",
            "o2t": "",
            "o3": "",
            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
            "o4t": "",
            "odesc": "",
            "ot": "",
            "s": "臨%渇%掘%井",
            "v": "臨渴掘井",
            "v2": "",
            "v2t": "",
            "v3": "",
            "v3t": "",
            "v4": "",
            "v4t": "",
            "vdesc": "",
            "vt": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (臨渴掘井):\n* → Japanese: 臨(りん)渇(かつ)掘(くっ)井(せい) (rinkatsukussei)\n* → Korean: 임갈굴정(臨渴掘井) (imgalguljeong)\n* → Vietnamese: lâm khát quật tỉnh (臨渴掘井)",
          "name": "CJKV/code"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "",
            "2": "りん%かつ%くっ%せい",
            "3": "임갈굴정",
            "4": "lâm khát quật tỉnh",
            "j": "臨%渇%掘%井"
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (臨渴掘井):\n* → Japanese: 臨(りん)渇(かつ)掘(くっ)井(せい) (rinkatsukussei)\n* → Korean: 임갈굴정(臨渴掘井) (imgalguljeong)\n* → Vietnamese: lâm khát quật tỉnh (臨渴掘井)",
          "name": "CJKV"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sino-Xenic (臨渴掘井):\n* → Japanese: 臨(りん)渇(かつ)掘(くっ)井(せい) (rinkatsukussei)\n* → Korean: 임갈굴정(臨渴掘井) (imgalguljeong)\n* → Vietnamese: lâm khát quật tỉnh (臨渴掘井)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "溺 而後 問 隊{suì},迷 而後 問.路,譬 之 猶 臨難{nàn} 而 遽 鑄兵,臨 噎 而 遽 掘井,雖 速 亦 無 及 已。",
        "2": "To ask the way after drowning and to ask for directions after getting lost is like, for example, quickly making weapons when facing a disaster or quickly digging a well when choking; though fast, it is too late.",
        "collapsed": "y",
        "ref": "Yanzi Chunqiu"
      },
      "expansion": "溺而後問隊,迷而後問路,譬之猶臨難而遽鑄兵,臨噎而遽掘井,雖速亦無及已。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]溺而后问队,迷而后问路,譬之犹临难而遽铸兵,临噎而遽掘井,虽速亦无及已。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Annals of Master Yan, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE\nNì érhòu wèn suì, mí érhòu wèn lù, pì zhī yóu línnàn ér jù zhùbīng, lín yē ér jù juéjǐng, suī sù yì wú jí yǐ. [Pinyin]\nTo ask the way after drowning and to ask for directions after getting lost is like, for example, quickly making weapons when facing a disaster or quickly digging a well when choking; though fast, it is too late.",
      "name": "zh-x"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Based on the Annals of Master Yan:\n:\n溺而後問隊,迷而後問路,譬之猶臨難而遽鑄兵,臨噎而遽掘井,雖速亦無及已。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]溺而后问队,迷而后问路,譬之犹临难而遽铸兵,临噎而遽掘井,虽速亦无及已。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Annals of Master Yan, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE\nNì érhòu wèn suì, mí érhòu wèn lù, pì zhī yóu línnàn ér jù zhùbīng, lín yē ér jù juéjǐng, suī sù yì wú jí yǐ. [Pinyin]\nTo ask the way after drowning and to ask for directions after getting lost is like, for example, quickly making weapons when facing a disaster or quickly digging a well when choking; though fast, it is too late.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "臨渴掘井",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese four-character idioms",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese four-character idioms",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien four-character idioms",
        "Hokkien idioms",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Literary Chinese terms with quotations",
        "Mandarin four-character idioms",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "One should, when it is not yet raining, bind tightly the window. One should not wait until one is thirsty to dig a well.\ni.e. One should prepare before it is too late.",
          "ref": "宜未雨而綢繆,毋臨渴而掘井。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "宜未雨而绸缪,毋临渴而掘井。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Zhu Yongchun, Zhu Zi's Family Maxims, 17ᵗʰ century CE\nYí wèi yǔ ér chóumóu, wú lín kě ér jué jǐng. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fail to make a timely preparation and look for a solution at the last minute"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fail",
          "fail"
        ],
        [
          "timely",
          "timely"
        ],
        [
          "preparation",
          "preparation"
        ],
        [
          "solution",
          "solution"
        ],
        [
          "last minute",
          "last minute"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) to fail to make a timely preparation and look for a solution at the last minute"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Annals of Master Yan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "línkějuéjǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lam⁴ hot³ gwat⁶ zeng²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lîm-khat-ku̍t-chíⁿ"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lîm-khat-ku̍t-chéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "línkějuéjǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "línkějyuéjǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lin²-kʻo³-chüeh²-ching³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lín-kě-jywé-jǐng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "linkeejyuejiing"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "линькэцзюэцзин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "linʹkɛczjueczin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lin³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "làhm hot gwaht jéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lam⁴ hot⁸ gwat⁹ dzeng²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lem⁴ hod³ gued⁶ zéng²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐm²¹ hɔːt̚³ kʷɐt̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lîm-khat-ku̍t-chíⁿ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lîm-khat-ku̍t-tsínn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "limqatkudcvie"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻²² kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lîm-khat-ku̍t-chéng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lîm-khat-ku̍t-tsíng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "limqatkudzeang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²³⁻³³ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lin³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐm²¹ hɔːt̚³ kʷɐt̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻²² kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²³⁻³³ kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "臨渴掘井"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "臨渴穿井"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ],
      "word": "臨噎掘井"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Taiwan"
      ],
      "word": "臨渴掘井"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Singapore"
      ],
      "word": "臨渴掘井"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "臨急開坑"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "屎急挖糞坑"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Hong-Kong"
      ],
      "word": "臨渴掘井"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Dongguan"
      ],
      "word": "臨急起廁坑"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "屎緊開礐"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "屎緊才開礐"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "屎緊才欲開礐"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "屎緊才欲開礐,喙焦才欲開井"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Xiamen"
      ],
      "word": "欲嫁才縛跤"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Quanzhou"
      ],
      "word": "屎緊才欲開礐,喙焦才欲開井"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Zhangzhou"
      ],
      "word": "屎緊才欲開礐,喙焦才欲開井"
    }
  ],
  "word": "臨渴掘井"
}

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