臨陣磨槍

Chinese

		to locate oneself near the line of battle; to be just about to enter a battle	grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub	gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear
trad. (臨陣磨槍)		臨陣	磨	槍
simp. (临阵磨枪)		临阵	磨	枪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): línzhènmóqiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ zan⁶ mo⁴ coeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línzhènmóqiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línjhènmóciang
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-chên⁴-mo²-chʻiang¹
    • Yale: lín-jèn-mwó-chyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linjennmochiang
    • Palladius: линьчжэньмоцян (linʹčžɛnʹmocjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lam⁴ zan⁶ mo⁴ coeng¹
    • Yale: làhm jahn mòh chēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ dzan⁶ mo⁴ tsoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ zen⁶ mo⁴ cêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ t͡sɐn²² mɔː²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

臨陣磨槍

1. to prepare at the last moment