上轿穿耳朵眼儿，临时忙上轎穿耳朵眼兒，臨時忙上轎穿耳朵眼兒，臨時忙

piercing ears only when getting into the bridal sedan chair: a last-minute rush

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said of someone who only gets busy at the last moment, when it is too late to prepare properly. Close to 'shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted'; more precisely, leaving things to the last minute.

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Simplified: 上轿穿耳朵眼儿，临时忙
Traditional (Taiwan): 上轎穿耳朵眼兒，臨時忙
Pinyin: shàng jiào chuān ěrduoyǎnr, línshí máng
Bopomofo: ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄢㄦˇ ˙ㄉㄨㄛㄧㄢˇㄦ，ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄇㄤˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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