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臨陣磨槍 (lam4 zan6 mo4 coeng1) — to prepare oneself for battle; to sharpen one's spear before a battle in Cantonese

lamˎ₄臨zanˍ₆陣moˎ₄磨coengˉ¹槍
简 临阵磨枪
Mandarin Pinyin: lin2 zhen4 mo2 qiang1

Meaning of 臨陣磨槍

nounto prepare oneself for battle; to sharpen one's spear before a battle
nounlast-minute preparation (slang)

Characters in 臨陣磨槍

臨lam4
face; be near; be on the point of
陣zan6
spell (of pain, diziness, cold weather); fit (of coughing); wave (of vertigo); burst (of applause); gust (of joy, wind); spatter (of rain)
磨mo4
grind; mill
槍coeng1
spear; lance; javelin

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