臨陣磨槍

Simplified: 临阵磨枪

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línzhènmóqiāng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤ

- to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)
  lit.
- to make preparations only at the last moment
  fig.

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