臨急抱耶穌腳

Chinese

		to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	hurried; worried	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. (臨急抱耶穌腳)		臨	急	抱	耶穌	腳
simp. (临急抱耶稣脚)		临	急	抱	耶稣	脚

Etymology

Adapted from 臨急抱佛腳／临急抱佛脚 (línjí bào fójiǎo), replacing 佛 (Fó, “Buddha”) with 耶穌／耶稣 (Yēsū, “Jesus”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): línjí bào Yēsū jiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄝ ㄙㄨ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ gap¹ pou⁵ je⁴ sou¹ goek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línjí bào Yēsū jiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄝ ㄙㄨ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línjí bào Yesu jiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-chi² pao⁴ Yeh¹-su¹ chiao³
    • Yale: lín-jí bàu Yē-sū jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linjyi baw Iesu jeau
    • Palladius: линьцзи бао Есу цзяо (linʹczi bao Jesu czjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɛ⁵⁵ su⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lam⁴ gap¹ pou⁵ je⁴ sou¹ goek³
    • Yale: làhm gāp póuh yèh sōu geuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ gap⁷ pou⁵ je⁴ sou¹ goek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ geb¹ pou⁵ yé⁴ sou¹ gêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ kɐp̚⁵ pʰou̯¹³ jɛː²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ kœːk̚³/

Idiom

臨急抱耶穌腳

1. (Christianity) to do something hurriedly only at the last minute
   • 2015, 小綿羊, “原來祂沒背棄我”, in 更新 [Renewal]‎^[1], number 64, page 15:

     當時我的血壓一直下跌，我感到很辛苦，正當院方為我準備急救時，我便「臨急抱耶穌腳」，心裡說：「耶穌，救我！」 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     当时我的血压一直下跌，我感到很辛苦，正当院方为我准备急救时，我便「临急抱耶稣脚」，心里说：「耶稣，救我！」 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     dong¹ si⁴ ngo⁵ dik¹ hyut³ aat³ jat¹ zik⁶ haa⁶ dit³, ngo⁵ gam² dou³ han² san¹ fu², zing³ dong¹ jyun^6-2 fong¹ wai⁴ ngo⁵ zeon² bei⁶ gap¹ gau³ si⁴, ngo⁵ bin⁶ “lam⁴ gap¹ pou⁵ je⁴ sou¹ goek³”, sam¹ leoi⁵ syut³: “je⁴ sou¹, gau³ ngo⁵!” [Jyutping]

     At the time, my blood pressure kept plummetting, and I felt miserable. Just when the hospital was preparing for first aid, I said in my heart hurriedly at the last minute, "Jesus, save me!"

Synonyms

• 臨時抱耶穌腳／临时抱耶稣脚 (línshí bào Yēsū jiǎo)