临渴掘井 (臨渴掘井) lín kě jué jǐng

lín kě jué jǐng set phrase not to dig a well until one is thirsty; to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '臨渴掘井')

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

  • Scroll 7 Zi Men Jing Xun 緇門警訓 — count: 1
  • Scroll 1 Whip for Spurring Students Onward Through the Chan Barrier Checkpoints (Changuan Cejin) 禪關策進 — count: 1
  • Scroll 1 Huang Bo Duan Ji Chan Shi Wan Ling Lu 黃檗斷際禪師宛陵錄 — count: 1
  • Scroll 1 Zi Men Jing Xun 緇門警訓 — count: 1

Collocations

  • 待临渴掘井 (待臨渴掘井) 休待臨渴掘井 — Huang Bo Duan Ji Chan Shi Wan Ling Lu 黃檗斷際禪師宛陵錄, Scroll 1 — count: 3