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Change log entry 90627
Processed by: richwarm (2025-07-04 22:42:49 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 82670 >>
can mean to cram for an exam (as cramming implies lack of preparation)
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Editor: Thanks -- I have put in a submission to rewrite the definition of this phrase and two other related phrases, incorporating your suggestion, "to cram for an exam".
Diff:
# - 抱佛腳 抱佛脚 [bao4 fo2 jiao3] /lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble/panic measures in place of timely preparation/
# + 抱佛腳 抱佛脚 [[bao4 fo2 jiao3]] /lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble/panic measures in place of timely preparation/ to cram for an exam/
By MDBG 2025
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