臨陣
simp临阵lam4 zan6lín zhèn
English
- just before the battle
- to approach the front line
- (lit.) just before (joinning in/going into) a battle; (lit.) at a critical juncture
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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