臨時

See also: 临时

Chinese

		to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
trad. (臨時)		臨	時
simp. (临时)		临	时

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): línshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ si⁴

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): lìm-sṳ̀

  (Meixian, Guangdong): lim² si²

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lîm-sî / liâm-sî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): lim⁵ si⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línshíh
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-shih²
    • Yale: lín-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linshyr
    • Palladius: линьши (linʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lam⁴ si⁴
    • Yale: làhm sìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ si⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ xi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ siː²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lìm-sṳ̀
    • Hakka Romanization System: lim^ˇ sii^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: lim² si²
    • Sinological IPA: /lim¹¹ sɨ¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: lim² si²
    • Sinological IPA: /lim¹¹ sz̩¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-sî
    • Tâi-lô: lîm-sî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: limsii
    • IPA (Taipei): /lim²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /lim²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lim¹³⁻²² si¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lim²³⁻³³ si²³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liâm-sî
    • Tâi-lô: liâm-sî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liamsii
    • IPA (Taipei): /liam²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /liam²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liam²³⁻³³ si²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liam¹³⁻²² si¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: lim⁵ si⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lîm sî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lim⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si⁵⁵/

Adjective

臨時

1. temporary; provisional; ad hoc; interim

   臨時措施／临时措施  ―  línshí cuòshī  ―  provisional measures

   臨時停車場／临时停车场  ―  línshí tíngchēchǎng  ―  temporary parking lot

   臨時關閉／临时关闭  ―  línshí guānbì  ―  temporarily closed

Synonyms

• 短暫／短暂 (duǎnzàn)
• 暫時／暂时 (zànshí)
• (for the time being):

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• 姑且 (gūqiě)
• 暫 / 暂 (zàn) (formal, or in compounds)
• 暫且 / 暂且 (zànqiě)
• 暫時 / 暂时
• 權且 / 权且 (quánqiě) (literary)
• 權時 / 权时 (quánshí) (literary)
• 聊 (liáo) (literary, or in compounds)
• 苟且 (gǒuqiě)

Antonyms

• 長久／长久 (chángjiǔ)
• 永久 (yǒngjiǔ)
• 永遠／永远 (yǒngyuǎn)

Adverb

臨時

1. at the time when something happens; at the last moment

   臨時變卦／临时变卦  ―  línshí biànguà  ―  to change one’s mind at the last moment

Synonyms

• (at the time when something happens): (Hokkien) 臨當時／临当时

Derived terms

• 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 / 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 (píngshí bù shāoxiāng, línshí bào fójiǎo)
• 臨時代辦 / 临时代办
• 臨時工 / 临时工 (línshígōng)
• 臨時性 / 临时性
• 臨時抱佛腳 / 临时抱佛脚 (línshí bào fójiǎo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臨	時
りん Grade: 6	じ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りんじ [rìńjí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲĩɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Noun

臨(りん)時(じ) • (rinji) 

1. being temporary, special

Korean

Hanja in this term
臨	時

Noun

臨時 • (imsi) (hangeul 임시)

1. hanja form^? of 임시 (“being temporary”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
臨	時

Adjective

臨時

1. chữ Hán form of lâm thời (“provisional; temporary”).