粵

臨lam4陣zan6

simp临阵
lam4 zan6lín zhèn

English

  1. just before the battle
  2. to approach the front line
  3. (lit.) just before (joinning in/going into) a battle; (lit.) at a critical juncture

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 親臨戰陣。指去到嚟真、實戰嘅關頭

Examples

  • 臨陣退縮

    to shrink back/sneak away at a critical juncture; literally: to retreat just before going into a battle

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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