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臨渇掘井
Hiragana
りんかつくつせい / りんかつくっせい
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
臨渇掘井：事前に準備をせず、切羽詰まってから慌てて対処しようとすること。 / あらかじめ必要な備えをせず、いざという時になってから急いで間に合わせようとするさま。
Easy Japanese Meaning
まえもってじゅんびせず、ひつようになってからあわててなんとかしようとするようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
事到临头才准备 / 临时才想办法 / 平时不做准备，来不及应对
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
事前不做準備，臨時才匆忙應付 / 未及時準備，事到臨頭才補救 / 到需要時才採取措施，往往為時已晚
Korean Meaning
일이 닥쳐서야 대비함 / 제때 준비하지 못함 / 사후약방문식 대처
Vietnamese Meaning
Không chuẩn bị trước đúng lúc / Chỉ lo xử lý khi sự việc đã cấp bách / Đối phó muộn màng
Tagalog Meaning
hindi naghahanda nang maaga / kumikilos lang kapag huli na / naghahanda lang kapag gipit na
Sense（1）
to fail to make a timed preparation
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He started studying the day before the exam, which was exactly a case of failing to make a timed preparation.
He started studying the day before the exam, which was exactly a case of failing to make a timed preparation.
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彼は試験の前日になってから勉強を始めたが、それはまさに臨渇掘井だった。
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