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臨時
  lam4 si4   jyutping
  lin2 shi2   pinyin
temporary, interim | []: 臨急臨忙, 臨時臨急 when pressed for time


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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
臨時 / 临时

This word has been viewed 2410 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 5th Sep 2005 00:29 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 lam4  -  overlook; face; arrive; copy
 si4  -  time

6 compounds containing this word:

臨時政府 - provisional government
臨時工 - a temporary (worker)
臨時臨急 - to be hard pressed for time (and making decisions under then)
臨時臨急 - last minute, unprepared, in a great rush
伊拉克臨時政府 - the Iraqi interim government
臨時的本地管理接口 - Interim Local Management Interface; ILMI
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