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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])/	400	2
		平時	平时	[ping2 shi2]	/ordinarily/in normal times/in peacetime/	5694	1
		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/	53	2

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