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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 抱佛脚
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 抱佛脚 | bào fó jiǎo | - lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble - panic measures in place of timely preparation |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 31,173 | 69,172 | 30,757 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 抱 | bào | - to hold - to carry (in one's arms) - to hug - to embrace - to surround - to cherish - (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely |
| 佛 | fó | - Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2tuo2]) |
| 佛 | fú | - seemingly |
| 佛 | fú | - (female) head ornament - variant of 彿|佛[fu2] |
| 脚 | jiǎo | - foot - leg (of an animal or an object) - base (of an object) - CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] - classifier for kicks |
| 脚 | jué | - role (variant of 角[jue2]) |
Other Words Containing 抱佛脚
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 抱佛脚 | - | - | 31,173 | 69,172 | 30,757 |