"臨陣磨槍,不快也光" meaning in All languages combined

See 臨陣磨槍,不快也光 on Wiktionary

Proverb [漢語]

IPA: /lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 临阵磨枪,不快也光 [Simplified Chinese]
  1. 即使事到臨頭才匆忙準備,也有一定的作用
    Sense id: zh-臨陣磨槍,不快也光-zh-proverb-9XxIXjzD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "官話詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "官話諺語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「不」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「也」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「光」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「快」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「槍」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「磨」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「臨」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「陣」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有1個詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有不字且有變調的官話詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有國際音標的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "漢語詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "漢語諺語",
      "parents": [],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "临阵磨枪,不快也光",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "到了快要上陣打仗的時候才磨刀擦槍,就算速度不快也會發光",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "pos_title": "諺語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "即使事到臨頭才匆忙準備,也有一定的作用"
      ],
      "id": "zh-臨陣磨槍,不快也光-zh-proverb-9XxIXjzD"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "línzhènmóqiāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùkuàiyěguāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "línzhènmóqiāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùkuàiyěguāng [實際讀音:línzhènmóqiāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "búkuàiyěguāng]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "línjhènmóciang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùkuàiyěguang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lin²-chên⁴-mo²-chʻiang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pu⁴-kʻuai⁴-yeh³-kuang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lín-jèn-mwó-chyāng-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bù-kwài-yě-gwāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "linjennmochiang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bukuayyeeguang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "линьчжэньмоцян"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "букуайегуан (linʹčžɛnʹmocjan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bukuajeguan)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "臨陣磨槍,不快也光"
}
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    "官話詞元",
    "官話諺語",
    "帶「不」的漢語詞",
    "帶「也」的漢語詞",
    "帶「光」的漢語詞",
    "帶「快」的漢語詞",
    "帶「槍」的漢語詞",
    "帶「磨」的漢語詞",
    "帶「臨」的漢語詞",
    "帶「陣」的漢語詞",
    "有1個詞條的頁面",
    "有不字且有變調的官話詞",
    "有國際音標的漢語詞",
    "有詞條的頁面",
    "漢語詞元",
    "漢語諺語"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "临阵磨枪,不快也光",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "到了快要上陣打仗的時候才磨刀擦槍,就算速度不快也會發光",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "pos_title": "諺語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "即使事到臨頭才匆忙準備,也有一定的作用"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "línzhènmóqiāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùkuàiyěguāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "línzhènmóqiāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùkuàiyěguāng [實際讀音:línzhènmóqiāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "búkuàiyěguāng]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄤ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "línjhènmóciang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bùkuàiyěguang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lin²-chên⁴-mo²-chʻiang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pu⁴-kʻuai⁴-yeh³-kuang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "lín-jèn-mwó-chyāng-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bù-kwài-yě-gwāng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "linjennmochiang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bukuayyeeguang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "линьчжэньмоцян"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "букуайегуан (linʹčžɛnʹmocjan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bukuajeguan)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "臨陣磨槍,不快也光"
}

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