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臨門一腳

简临门一脚 · 繁臨門一腳

Mandarin · pinyin lín mén yī jiǎo

to try to score (a goal)
final push (at a critical juncture)
the final leg of sth

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臨: Look up this written character
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
临: lín · draw near, approach; descend
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation

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2–2–1–3 · lin2 men2 yi1 jiao3

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lam4 mun4 jat1 goek3

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phrase

(idiomatic) one last push

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