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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 to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)

抱佛脚

bào fó jiǎo

1 lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
2 panic measures in place of timely preparation

抱残守缺

bào cán shǒu quē

1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
2 stickler for tradition

抱薪救火

bào xīn jiù huǒ

1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action

抱头鼠窜

bào tóu shǔ cuàn

1 to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

Sample Sentences

若有情太难了，想别恋要趁早，就算迷恋你的拥抱，忘了就好。

ruò yǒu qíng tài nán le ，xiǎng biéliàn yào chènzǎo ，jiùsuàn míliàn nǐ de yōngbào ，wàng le jiù hǎo 。

If loving is too hard, go love another person while it’s still early. Even if I’m infatuated with your embrace, I could just forget it.

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没有大众的需求，那些东西也不会跑出来了。再说，色情的界定也是跟着时代变的。二三十年前，牵个手、拥抱一下就是耍流氓。

méiyǒu dàzhòng de xūqiú ，nà xiē dōngxi yě bùhuì pǎo chūlai le 。zàishuō ，sèqíng de jièdìng yě shì gēn zhe shídài biàn de 。èr sānshí nián qián ，qiān ge shǒu 、yōngbào yīxià jiùshì shuǎliúmáng 。

If the people didn't demand it, that kind of stuff wouldn't come out. Plus, what counts as sleazy is determined by the times. Twenty or thirty years ago, holding hands or hugging was considered risque behavior.

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我用啦！我用了瞒天过海，说我会一直拥抱她，刚刚我的女神说我恶心。

wǒ yòng la ！wǒ yòng le mántiānguòhǎi ，shuō wǒ huì yīzhí yōngbào tā ，gānggāng wǒ de nǚshén shuō wǒ ěxīn 。

I did use them! I used "to cross the sea without the sky knowing", in the hope that I'd be able to hug her endlessly, but my goddess said it was disgusting.

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就能惊喜地从背后给你一个拥抱。

jiù néng jīngxǐ de cóng bèihòu gěi nǐ yī gè yōngbào 。

I could surprise you by coming up from behind and giving you a hug

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直到你出生后，拥抱着你的那一刻，我才真正感受到，上天赐予我的这份特别的礼物。

zhídào nǐ chūshēng hòu ，yōngbào zhe nǐ de nà yīkè ，wǒ cái zhēnzhèng gǎnshòu dào ，shàngtiān cìyǔ wǒ de zhè fèn tèbié de lǐwù 。

It was not until you were born and I took you in my arms that I really felt that this was a special gift from God.

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你拥抱热情的岛屿

nǐ yōngbào rèqíng de dǎoyǔ

You’ve hugged the warm islands

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人们在挣扎扎中相互告慰和拥抱

rénmen zài zhēngzhá zhā zhōng xiānghù gàowèi hé yōngbào

In the midst of struggles, the people comfort and embrace each other

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看，他们手里拿着牌子，上面写着“您是否接受我的拥抱”。

kàn ，tāmen shǒulǐ názhe páizi ，shàngmian xiězhe “nín shìfǒu jiēshòu wǒ de yōngbào ”。

Look, their signs have, “Will you accept a hug from me?” written on them.

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难道他们就是传说中的“抱抱团”，给陌生人一个拥抱？

nándào tāmen jiùshì chuánshuōzhōng de “bàobàotuán ”，gěi mòshēngrén yī ge yōngbào ？

Could they be the legendary 'Free Hugs' group that give strangers hugs?

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什么呀！很多人并不是干坏事才得艾滋的。其实除了性传播、母婴传播和血液传播，其他接触都是安全的，像拥抱，握手，交谈都不用担心。

shénme ya ！hěn duō rén bìngbùshì gànhuàishì cái dé qìzī de 。qíshí chúle xìng chuánbō 、mǔyīng chuánbō hé xuèyèchuánbō ，qítā jiēchù dōushì ānquán de ，xiàng yōngbào ，wòshǒu ，jiāotán dōu bùyòng dānxīn 。

Nonsense! Lots of people who have done nothing wrong still get AIDS. Actually, other than being spread through sexual contact, or from a mother to child, or through blood, all other contact is safe. There's no need to worry about hugging, holding hands or having a conversation.

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