臨時抱耶穌腳

Chinese

		temporary; provisional; ad hoc temporary; provisional; ad hoc; interim; at the time when something happens; at the last moment	to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish	Jesus	role; foot; base
trad. (臨時抱耶穌腳)		臨時	抱	耶穌	腳
simp. (临时抱耶稣脚)		临时	抱	耶稣	脚

Etymology

Adapted from 臨時抱佛腳／临时抱佛脚 (línshí bào fójiǎo), replacing 佛 (Fó, “Buddha”) with 耶穌／耶稣 (Yēsū, “Jesus”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): línshí bào Yēsū jiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄝ ㄙㄨ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ si⁴ pou⁵ je⁴ sou¹ goek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línshí bào Yēsū jiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄝ ㄙㄨ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línshíh bào Yesu jiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-shih² pao⁴ Yeh¹-su¹ chiao³
    • Yale: lín-shŕ bàu Yē-sū jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linshyr baw Iesu jeau
    • Palladius: линьши бао Есу цзяо (linʹši bao Jesu czjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɛ⁵⁵ su⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lam⁴ si⁴ pou⁵ je⁴ sou¹ goek³
    • Yale: làhm sìh póuh yèh sōu geuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ si⁴ pou⁵ je⁴ sou¹ goek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ xi⁴ pou⁵ yé⁴ sou¹ gêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ siː²¹ pʰou̯¹³ jɛː²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ kœːk̚³/

Idiom

臨時抱耶穌腳

1. (Christianity, informal) to do something hurriedly only at the last minute
   • 2014, 呂冠緯, 《在白天做夢的人：從臺大醫師到網路教師，敢夢敢為的翻轉人生》, Taipei: 商周出版, →ISBN, page 237:

     因此我趕緊做了一個收尾，原本預計從頭預演一次的計畫也完全取消，只能祈禱「人的盡頭是神的起頭」，臨時抱耶穌腳。 [MSC, trad.]
     因此我赶紧做了一个收尾，原本预计从头预演一次的计画也完全取消，只能祈祷「人的尽头是神的起头」，临时抱耶稣脚。 [MSC, simp.]

     Yīncǐ wǒ gǎnjǐn zuòle yī ge shōuwěi, yuánběn yùjì cóngtóu yùyǎn yī cì de jìhuà yě wánquán qǔxiāo, zhǐnéng qídǎo “rén de jìntóu shì Shén de qǐtóu”, línshí bào Yēsū jiǎo. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• 臨急抱耶穌腳／临急抱耶稣脚 (línjí bào Yēsū jiǎo)