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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 [ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ , ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ; ping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 , lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3]
 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
 doing things at the last minute
 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
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