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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)

惹火烧身

rě huǒ shāo shēn

1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
2 fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling

拣佛烧香

jiǎn fó shāo xiāng

1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person

火烧眉毛

huǒ shāo méi mao

1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
2 extreme emergency

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo

1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

Sample Sentences

日本京都动画公司社长八田英明19日证实，18日火灾将京都动画第一工作室过去全部画作、资料和电脑中储存的作品全部烧毁，损失巨大。

Rìběn Jīngdū dònghuà gōngsī shèzhǎng bātiányīngmíng rì zhèngshí ， rì huǒzāi jiāng Jīngdū dònghuà dìyī gōngzuòshì guòqù quánbù huàzuò 、zīliào hé diànnǎo zhōng chǔcún de zuòpǐn quánbù shāohuǐ ，sǔnshī jùdà 。

Japan’s Kyoto Animation Company’s president, Yasuda Hideaki, confirmed on the 19th that the fire on the 18th destroyed all the paintings, materials and computer-stored works of Kyoto Animation’s first studio.

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