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臨急臨忙 (lam4 gap1 lam4 mong4) — last minute, unprepared, in a great rush, under time pressure (e.g., cramming for an exam) | also 臨時臨急 in Cantonese

lamˎ₄臨gapˉ¹急lamˎ₄臨mongˎ₄忙
简 临急临忙
Mandarin Pinyin: lin2 ji2 lin2 mang2

Meaning of 臨急臨忙

nounlast minute, unprepared, in a great rush, under time pressure (e.g., cramming for an exam) | also 臨時臨急
nounhurrying last-minute (spoken)

Characters in 臨急臨忙

臨lam4
face; be near; be on the point of
急gap1
urgent; pressing; hurried; desperate
忙mong4
busy; fully occupied; pressed with work

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