臨時 (lam4 si4) — temporary, interim | [粵]: 臨急臨忙, 臨時臨急 wh… in Cantonese | HKDictionary

lamˎ₄臨siˎ₄時

简临时

Mandarin Pinyin: lin2 shi2

Meaning of 臨時

nountemporary, interim | [粵]: 臨急臨忙, 臨時臨急 when pressed for time

Characters in 臨時

face; be near; be on the point of

Words Containing 臨時

臨時工lam4 si4 gung1

a temporary (worker)

臨時臨急lam4 si4 lam4 gap1

to be hard pressed for time (and making decisions under then)

臨時政府lam4 si4 zing3 fu2

provisional government

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