平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚

píngshíbùshāoxiāng,línshíbàofójiǎo

lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb); fig. to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic

Traditional 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳

Meaning

píngshíbùshāoxiāng,línshíbàofójiǎoping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 , lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3
  1. lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)
  2. fig. to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic

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