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臨屋lam4 uk1temporary house臨急抱佛腳lam4 gap1 pou5 fat6 goek3to describe the attitude of doing thing(s) at the very last minute; to cram for an immient situation that one should have been prepared for臨急臨忙lam4 gap1 lam4 mong4hurrying last-minute (spoken)臨時臨急lam4 si4 lam4 gap1at the last minute; in a rush臨深履薄lam4 sam1 lei5 bok6always anxious and fearful; wading in deep water and treading on thin ice; to proceed with extreme caution臨牀lam4 cong4Clinical臨界溫度lam4 gaai3 wan1 dou6Critical temperature臨老學吹打lam4 lou5 hok6 ceoi1 daa2useless to learn anything at an old age (slang)臨記lam4 gei3(n.) an extra (acting), someone who has a very small part in a film or a show, usually to act as someone in the background臨陣磨槍lam4 zan6 mo4 coeng1last-minute preparation (slang)臨陣脫逃lam4 zan6 tyut3 tou4Cold Feet or Chicken Out last minute or at a critical moment自不然zi6 bat1 jin4will (spoken)自作孽zi6 zok3 jit6to have only oneself to blame; to sow the seeds of one's own ruin; to bring disaster to one's self自供zi6 gung1Confess自便zi6 bin6do as one pleases; at one's convenience自動步槍zi6 dung6 bou6 coeng1Automatic Rifle自動波zi6 dung6 bo1automatic transmission自卑感zi6 bei1 gam2feeling of inferiority自卑zi6 bei1low in self-esteem自咎zi6 gau3to blame oneself; to rebuke oneself自圓其說zi6 jyun4 kei4 syut3to justify one's own argument; to make one's statement consistent; to make out a good case for oneself; to patch up the breach oneself; to fill up gaps in one's theory自奉zi6 fung6to provide for all the living necessities for oneself自封zi6 fung1to proclaim oneself; to confine oneself自小zi6 siu2since young自己最知自己事zi6 gei2 zeoi3 zi1 zi6 gei2 si6one knows his; her own business the best自己友zi6 gei2 jau2(noun) fellower of an in-group; companion in a clan; member of one's inner circle自己工zi6 gei2 gung1self-employed business ; work自己攞嚟衰zi6 gei2 lo2 lei4 seoi1to get oneself into trouble; to have brought it upon oneself自己身有屎zi6 gei2 san1 jau5 si2cover up something bad and don't want to disclose it自憐zi6 lin4self-pity自我中心zi6 ngo5 zung1 sam1Self-centeredness自我作古zi6 ngo5 zok3 gu2to be a pioneer in something that others have not done before; to be the founder or originator of something; not be bound by conventionality