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

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 t͡ʃʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

臨陣磨槍

to prepare at the last moment

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