臨〔临〕 lam⁴ {lín}

(adjective) 1. Temporary; 2. Tentative

臨〔临〕 lam⁴ {lín}

1. to face
2. to overlook
3. to arrive
4. to be (just) about to
5. just before

臨牀〔临床〕 lam⁴ cong⁴ {lín chuáng}

Clinical

臨記〔临记〕 lam⁴ gei³ {lín jì}

(n.) an extra (acting), someone who has a very small part in a film or a show, usually to act as someone in the background

臨尾〔临-〕 lam⁴ mei¹ {lín wěi}

near the end; towards the end

臨屋〔临-〕 lam⁴ uk¹ {lín wū}

temporary house

臨別〔临别〕 lam⁴ bit⁶ {lín bié}

1. on parting
2. facing separation

臨產〔临产〕 lam⁴ caan² {lín chǎn}

1. to face childbirth
2. about to give birth
3. refers esp. to the onset of regular contractions

臨清〔临-〕 lam⁴ cing¹ {Lín qīng}

Linqing county level city in Liaocheng 聊城, Shandong

臨朝〔临-〕 lam⁴ ciu⁴ {lín cháo}

1. to hold a court audience
2. to govern from the imperial throne (applies esp. to Empress Dowager or Regent)

臨場〔临场〕 lam⁴ coeng⁴ {lín chǎng}

1. to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc)
2. firsthand (experience)
3. impromptu (remarks etc)

臨翔〔临-〕 lam⁴ coeng⁴ {Lín xiáng}

Linxiang district of Lincang city 臨滄市, Yunnan

臨滄〔临沧〕 lam⁴ cong¹ {Lín cāng}

Lincang prefecture level city in Yunnan

臨床〔临-〕 lam⁴ cong⁴ {lín chuáng}

clinical

臨川〔临-〕 lam⁴ cyun¹ {Lín chuān}

Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 撫州市, Jiangxi

臨泉〔临-〕 lam⁴ cyun⁴ {Lín quán}

Linquan County in Fuyang 阜陽, Anhui

臨到〔临-〕 lam⁴ dou³ {lín dào}

to befall

臨汾〔临-〕 lam⁴ fan⁴ {Lín fén}

Linfen prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西

臨魁〔临-〕 lam⁴ fui¹ {Lín kuí}

Linkui (c. 2000 BC), second of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農 Farmer God

臨街〔临-〕 lam⁴ gaai¹ {lín jiē}

facing the street

臨界〔临-〕 lam⁴ gaai³ {lín jiè}

1. critical
2. boundary

臨近〔临-〕 lam⁴ gan⁶ {lín jìn}

1. close to
2. approaching

臨江〔临-〕 lam⁴ gong¹ {Lín jiāng}

Linjiang county level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin

臨高〔临-〕 lam⁴ gou¹ {Lín gāo}

Lin'gao County, Hainan

臨桂〔临-〕 lam⁴ gwai³ {Lín guì}

Lingui county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi

臨夏〔临-〕 lam⁴ haa⁶ {Lín xià}

1. Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 臨夏回族自治州, Gansu
2. also Linxia city and Linxia county

臨行〔临-〕 lam⁴ hang⁴ {lín xíng}

1. on leaving
2. on the point of departure

臨幸〔临-〕 lam⁴ hang⁶ {lín xìng}

1. to go in person (of emperor)
2. to copulate with a concubine (of emperor)

臨河〔临-〕 lam⁴ ho⁴ {Lín hé}

Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市, Inner Mongolia

臨海〔临-〕 lam⁴ hoi² {Lín hǎi}

Linhai county level city in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang

臨海〔临-〕 lam⁴ hoi² {lín hǎi}

1. to overlook the sea
2. on the waterfront

臨邑〔临-〕 lam⁴ jap¹ {Lín yì}

Linyi county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong

臨猗〔临-〕 lam⁴ ji¹ {Lín yī}

Linyi county in Yuncheng 運城, Shanxi

臨沂〔临-〕 lam⁴ ji⁴ {Lín yí}

Linyi prefecture level city in Shandong

臨刑〔临-〕 lam⁴ jing⁴ {lín xíng}

facing execution

臨蓐〔临-〕 lam⁴ juk⁶ {lín rù}

1. at childbirth
2. in labor

臨縣〔临县〕 lam⁴ jyun⁶ {Lín xiàn}

Lin county in Lüliang 呂梁, Shanxi 山西

臨朐〔临-〕 lam⁴ keoi⁴ {Lín qú}

Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊, Shandong

臨澧〔临-〕 lam⁴ lai⁵ {Lín lǐ}

Linli county in Changde 常德, Hunan

臨問〔临问〕 lam⁴ man⁶ {lín wèn}

to go personally to consult subordinates (of a high official)

臨摹〔临-〕 lam⁴ mou⁴ {lín mó}

to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)

臨武〔临-〕 lam⁴ mou⁵ {Lín wǔ}

Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州, Hunan

臨門〔临门〕 lam⁴ mun⁴ {lín mén}

1. to arrive home
2. facing one's home
3. home-coming
4. (soccer) facing the goalmouth

臨難〔临难〕 lam⁴ naan⁶ {lín nàn}

1. in peril
2. facing disaster

臨危〔临-〕 lam⁴ ngai⁴ {lín wēi}

1. dying (from illness)
2. facing death
3. on one's deathbed

臨安〔临-〕 lam⁴ on¹ {Lín ān}

Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang

臨盆〔临-〕 lam⁴ pun⁴ {lín pén}

1. at childbirth
2. in labor

臨西〔临-〕 lam⁴ sai¹ {Lín xī}

Lingxi county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

臨寫〔临写〕 lam⁴ se² {lín xiě}

to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)

臨死〔临-〕 lam⁴ sei² {lín sǐ}

1. facing death
2. at death's door

臨水〔临-〕 lam⁴ seoi² {lín shuǐ}

facing the water (favored location)

臨沭〔临-〕 lam⁴ seot⁶ {Lín shù}

Linshu county in Linyi 臨沂, Shandong

臨時〔临时〕 lam⁴ si⁴ {lín shí}

1. at the instant sth happens
2. temporary
3. interim
4. ad hoc

臨視〔临视〕 lam⁴ si⁶ {lín shì}

to observe personally

臨城〔临-〕 lam⁴ sing⁴ {Lín chéng}

Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

臨湘〔临-〕 lam⁴ soeng¹ {Lín xiāng}

Linxiang county-level city in Yueyang 岳陽, Hunan

臨潭〔临-〕 lam⁴ taam⁴ {Lín tán}

Lintan county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu

臨頭〔临头〕 lam⁴ tau⁴ {lín tóu}

1. to befall
2. to be imminent

臨帖〔临-〕 lam⁴ tip³ {lín tiè}

to practice calligraphy from a model

臨眺〔临-〕 lam⁴ tiu³ {lín tiào}

1. to observe from afar
2. to look into the distance from a high place

臨洮〔临-〕 lam⁴ tou⁴ {Lín táo}

Lintao county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu

臨潼〔临-〕 lam⁴ tung⁴ {Lín tóng}

Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi

臨渭〔临-〕 lam⁴ wai⁶ {Lín wèi}

Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi

臨潁〔临颍〕 lam⁴ wing⁶ {Lín yǐng}

Lingying county in Luohe 漯河, Henan

臨澤〔临泽〕 lam⁴ zaak⁶ {Lín zé}

Linze county in Zhangye 張掖, Gansu

臨陣〔临阵〕 lam⁴ zan⁶ {lín zhèn}

1. just before the battle
2. to approach the front line

臨走〔临-〕 lam⁴ zau² {lín zǒu}

1. before leaving
2. on departure

臨淄〔临-〕 lam⁴ zi¹ {Lín zī}

Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong

臨戰〔临战〕 lam⁴ zin³ {lín zhàn}

1. just before the contest
2. on the eve of war

臨漳〔临-〕 lam⁴ zoeng¹ {Lín zhāng}

Linzhang county in Handan 邯鄲, Hebei

臨終〔临终〕 lam⁴ zung¹ {lín zhōng}

1. approaching one's end
2. with one foot in the grave

臨尾香〔临--〕 lam⁴ mei⁵ hoeng¹ {lín wěi xiāng}

issues arise close to end or completion (slang)

臨清市〔临--〕 lam⁴ cing¹ si⁵ {Lín qīng shì}

Linqing county level city in Liaocheng 聊城, Shandong

臨場感〔临场-〕 lam⁴ coeng⁴ gam² {lín chǎng gǎn}

the feeling of actually being there

臨翔區〔临-区〕 lam⁴ coeng⁴ keoi¹ {Lín xiáng qū}

Linxiang district of Lincang city 臨滄市, Yunnan

臨滄市〔临沧-〕 lam⁴ cong¹ si⁵ {Lín cāng shì}

Lincang prefecture level city in Yunnan

臨川區〔临-区〕 lam⁴ cyun¹ keoi¹ {Lín chuān qū}

Linchuan district of Fuzhou city 撫州市, Jiangxi

臨泉縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ cyun⁴ jyun⁶ {Lín quán xiàn}

Linquan County in Fuyang 阜陽, Anhui

臨汾市〔临--〕 lam⁴ fan⁴ si⁵ {Lín fén shì}

Linfen prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西

臨街房〔临--〕 lam⁴ gaai¹ fong⁴ {lín jiē fáng}

1. the store front
2. the part of a house facing the street serving as a store

臨界點〔临-点〕 lam⁴ gaai³ dim² {lín jiè diǎn}

1. critical point
2. boundary point

臨江市〔临--〕 lam⁴ gong¹ si⁵ {Lín jiāng shì}

Linjiang county level city in Baishan 白山, Jilin

臨高縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ gou¹ jyun⁶ {Lín gāo xiàn}

Lin'gao County, Hainan

臨桂縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ gwai³ jyun⁶ {Lín guì xiàn}

Lingui county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi

臨夏縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ haa⁶ jyun⁶ {Lín xià xiàn}

Linxia county city in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 臨夏回族自治州, Gansu

臨夏市〔临--〕 lam⁴ haa⁶ si⁵ {Lín xià shì}

Linxia county level city in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 臨夏回族自治州, Gansu

臨夏州〔临--〕 lam⁴ haa⁶ zau¹ {Lín xià zhōu}

1. Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture
2. abbr. for 臨夏回族自治州

臨河區〔临-区〕 lam⁴ ho⁴ keoi¹ {Lín hé qū}

Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市, Inner Mongolia

臨海縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ hoi² jyun⁶ {Lín hǎi xiàn}

Linhai county in east Zhejiang

臨海市〔临--〕 lam⁴ hoi² si⁵ {Lín hǎi shì}

Linhai county level city in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang

臨邑縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ jap¹ jyun⁶ {Lín yì xiàn}

Linyi county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong

臨猗縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ ji¹ jyun⁶ {Lín yī xiàn}

Linyi county in Yuncheng 運城, Shanxi

臨沂市〔临--〕 lam⁴ ji⁴ si⁵ {Lín yí shì}

Linyi prefecture level city in Shandong

臨月兒〔临-儿〕 lam⁴ jyut⁶ ji⁴ {lín yuè r}

the month childbirth is due

臨朐縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ keoi⁴ jyun⁶ {Lín qú Xiàn}

Linqu County in Weifang 濰坊, Shandong

臨澧縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ lai⁵ jyun⁶ {Lín lǐ xiàn}

Linli county in Changde 常德, Hunan

臨武縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ mou⁵ jyun⁶ {Lín wǔ xiàn}

Linwu county in Chenzhou 郴州, Hunan

臨安縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ on¹ jyun⁶ {Lín ān xiàn}

Lin'an county in Zhejiang, west of Hangzhou

臨安市〔临--〕 lam⁴ on¹ si⁵ {Lín ān shì}

Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang

臨西縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ sai¹ jyun⁶ {Lín xī xiàn}

Lingxi county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

臨沭縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ seot⁶ jyun⁶ {Lín shù xiàn}

Linshu county in Linyi 臨沂, Shandong

臨時工〔临时-〕 lam⁴ si⁴ gung¹ {lín shí gōng}

1. day laborer
2. temporary work

臨城縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ sing⁴ jyun⁶ {Lín chéng xiàn}

Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

臨湘市〔临--〕 lam⁴ soeng¹ si⁵ {Lín xiāng shì}

Linxiang county-level city in Yueyang 岳陽, Hunan

臨潭縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ taam⁴ jyun⁶ {Lín tán xiàn}

Lintan county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu

臨洮縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ tou⁴ jyun⁶ {Lín táo xiàn}

Lintao county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu

臨潼區〔临-区〕 lam⁴ tung⁴ keoi¹ {Lín tóng Qū}

Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi

臨屯郡〔临--〕 lam⁴ tyun⁴ gwan⁶ {Lín tún jùn}

Lintun commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea

臨渭區〔临-区〕 lam⁴ wai⁶ keoi¹ {Lín wèi Qū}

Linwei District of Weinan City 渭南市, Shaanxi

臨潁縣〔临颍县〕 lam⁴ wing⁶ jyun⁶ {Lín yǐng xiàn}

Lingying county in Luohe 漯河, Henan

臨澤縣〔临泽县〕 lam⁴ zaak⁶ jyun⁶ {Lín zé xiàn}

Linze county in Zhangye 張掖, Gansu

臨淄區〔临-区〕 lam⁴ zi¹ keoi¹ {Lín zī qū}

Linzi district of Zibo city 淄博市, Shandong

臨漳縣〔临-县〕 lam⁴ zoeng¹ jyun⁶ {Lín zhāng xiàn}

Linzhang county in Handan 邯鄲, Hebei

臨界溫度〔临-温-〕 lam⁴ gaai³ wan¹ dou⁶ {lín jiè wēn dù}

Critical temperature

臨急臨忙〔临-临-〕 lam⁴ gap¹ lam⁴ mong⁴ {lín jí lín máng}

hurrying last-minute (spoken)

臨危不亂〔临--乱〕 lam⁴ ngai⁴ bat¹ lyun⁶ {lín wēi bù luàn}

Unruffled in the face of danger

臨深履薄〔临---〕 lam⁴ sam¹ lei⁵ bok⁶ {lín shēn lǚ bó}

always anxious and fearful; wading in deep water and treading on thin ice; to proceed with extreme caution

臨時臨急〔临时临-〕 lam⁴ si⁴ lam⁴ gap¹ {lín shí lín jí}

at the last minute; in a rush

臨陣磨槍〔临阵-枪〕 lam⁴ zan⁶ mo⁴ coeng¹ {lín zhèn mó qiāng}

last-minute preparation (slang)

臨陣脫逃〔临阵脱-〕 lam⁴ zan⁶ tyut³ tou⁴ {lín zhèn tuō táo}

Cold Feet or Chicken Out last minute or at a critical moment

臨別贈言〔临别赠-〕 lam⁴ bit⁶ zang⁶ jin⁴ {lín bié zèng yán}

words of advice on parting

臨滄地區〔临沧-区〕 lam⁴ cong¹ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Lín cāng dì qū}

Lincang prefecture in Yunnan

臨床特徵〔临--征〕 lam⁴ cong⁴ dak⁶ zing¹ {lín chuáng tè zhēng}

1. clinical characteristic
2. diagnostic trait

臨汾地區〔临--区〕 lam⁴ fan⁴ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Lín fén dì qū}

Linfen prefecture in Shanxi

臨界質量〔临-质-〕 lam⁴ gaai³ zat¹ loeng⁶ {lín jiè zhì liàng}

critical mass

臨界狀態〔临-状态〕 lam⁴ gaai³ zong⁶ taai³ {lín jiè zhuàng tài}

1. critical state
2. criticality

臨渴穿井〔临---〕 lam⁴ hot³ cyun¹ zeng² {lín kě chuān jǐng}

1. lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
2. to act when it is too late

臨渴掘井〔临---〕 lam⁴ hot³ gwat⁶ zeng² {lín kě jué jǐng}

1. lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
2. to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)

臨沂地區〔临--区〕 lam⁴ ji⁴ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Lín yí dì qū}

Linyi prefecture in Shandong

臨門一腳〔临门-脚〕 lam⁴ mun⁴ jat¹ goek³ {lín mén yī jiǎo}

1. to try to score (a goal)
2. final push (at a critical juncture)
3. the final leg of sth

臨危授命〔临---〕 lam⁴ ngai⁴ sau⁶ ming⁶ {lín wēi shòu mìng}

to sacrifice one's life in a crisis

臨死不怯〔临---〕 lam⁴ sei² bat¹ hip³ {lín sǐ bù qiè}

1. equanimity in the face of death
2. to face dangers with assurance

臨時分居〔临时--〕 lam⁴ si⁴ fan¹ geoi¹ {lín shí fēn jū}

trial separation

臨時貸款〔临时贷-〕 lam⁴ si⁴ taai³ fun² {lín shí dài kuǎn}

bridging loan

臨時政府〔临时--〕 lam⁴ si⁴ zing³ fu² {lín shí zhèng fǔ}

provisional government

臨陣退縮〔临阵-缩〕 lam⁴ zan⁶ teoi³ suk¹ {lín zhèn tuì suō}

1. to shrink back on approaching the battlefield (idiom)
2. to get cold feet

臨終關懷〔临终关怀〕 lam⁴ zung¹ gwaan¹ waai⁴ {lín zhōng guān huái}

palliative care

臨急抱佛腳〔临---脚〕 lam⁴ gap¹ pou⁵ fat⁶ goek³ {lín jí bào Fó jiǎo}

to describe the attitude of doing thing(s) at the very last minute; to cram for an immient situation that one should have been prepared for

臨老學吹打〔临-学--〕 lam⁴ lou⁵ hok⁶ ceoi¹ daa² {lín lǎo xué chuī da}

useless to learn anything at an old age (slang)

臨天光瀨尿〔临--濑-〕 lam⁴ tin¹ gwong¹ laai⁶ niu⁶ {lín tiān guāng lài niào}

wetting the bed close to sunrise; cannot persist till the end (slang)

臨天光賴尿〔临--赖-〕 lam⁴ tin¹ gwong¹ laai⁶ niu⁶ {lín tiān guāng lài niào}

last-minute failure (slang)

臨海水土誌〔临---志〕 lam⁴ hoi² seoi² tou² zi³ {Lín hǎi shuǐ tǔ zhì}

Seaboard geographic gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈瑩

臨時抱佛腳〔临时--脚〕 lam⁴ si⁴ pou⁵ fat⁶ goek³ {lín shí bào fó jiǎo}

1. lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
2. doing things at the last minute
3. making a hasty last-minute effort

臨夏回族自治州〔临------〕 lam⁴ haa⁶ wui⁴ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ zau¹ {Lín xià Huí zú zì zhì zhōu}

Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture in Gansu

臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網〔临渊羡鱼-----结网〕 lam⁴ jyun¹ sin⁶ jyu⁴ ，bat¹ jyu⁴ teoi³ ji⁴ git³ mong⁵ {lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng}

1. better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
2. one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim

臨時澳門市政執行委員會〔临时-门--执--员会〕 lam⁴ si⁴ ou³ mun² si⁵ zing³ zap¹ hang⁴ wai² jyun⁴ wui² {lín shí Ào mén shì zhèng zhí xíng wěi yuán huì}

1. Provisional Municipal Council of Macau
2. Câmara Municipal de Macau Provisória