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		Trad	Simp	Mandarin	Definition	Days old	Ver
		抱佛腳	抱佛脚	[[bao4 fo2jiao3]]	/(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳\|平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚[ping2shi2 bu4 shao1xiang1, lin2shi2 bao4 fo2jiao3])/	398	2
		臨時	临时	[lin2 shi2]	/as the time draws near/at the last moment/temporary/interim/ad hoc/	3758	1
		臨時貸款	临时贷款	[lin2 shi2 dai4 kuan3]	/bridging loan/	6122	1
		臨時分居	临时分居	[lin2 shi2 fen1 ju1]	/trial separation/	6140	1
		臨時工	临时工	[lin2 shi2 gong1]	/temporary worker; temp/temporary work/	1435	1
		臨時政府	临时政府	[lin2 shi2 zheng4 fu3]	/provisional government/	7103	1
		臨時保姆	临时保姆	[[lin2shi2 bao3mu3]]	/temporary caregiver; babysitter/	959	2
		臨時抱佛腳	临时抱佛脚	[[lin2shi2 bao4 fo2jiao3]]	/(idiom) see 抱佛腳\|抱佛脚[bao4 fo2jiao3]/	398	2
		臨時演員	临时演员	[[lin2shi2 yan3yuan2]]	/an extra (in a movie)/	945	2
		臨演	临演	[[lin2yan3]]	/an extra (in a movie) (abbr. for 臨時演員\|临时演员[lin2shi2 yan3yuan2])/	945	2
		平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳	平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚	[[ping2shi2 bu4 shao1xiang1, lin2shi2 bao4 fo2jiao3]]	/(lit.) to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)/(fig.) to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic/	51	2

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