臨陣磨槍 — lin2 zhen4 mo2 qiang1 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

lin² zhen⁴ mo² qiang¹

lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)/fig. to make preparations only at the last moment

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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As word

1

lin²

lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)/fig. to make preparations only at the last moment

2

zhen⁴

lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)/fig. to make preparations only at the last moment

3

mo²

lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)/fig. to make preparations only at the last moment

4

qiang¹

lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)/fig. to make preparations only at the last moment