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[臨渴掘井] línkějuéjǐng lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)

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        guānglín, [光臨], (formal) to honor with one's presence/to attend
        miànlín, [面臨], to face sth/to be confronted with
        línshí, [臨時], as the time draws near/at the last moment/temporary/interim/ad hoc
        láilín, [來臨], to approach/to come closer
        jiànglín, [降臨], to descend/to arrive/to come
        línchuáng, [臨床], clinical
        lín, [臨], to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just before
        línsǐ, [臨死], facing death/at death's door
        línzhōng, [臨終], approaching one's end/with one foot in the grave
        bīnlín, [瀕臨], on the edge of/(fig.) on the verge of/close to
        línjìn, [臨近], close to/approaching
        línshígōng, [臨時工], day laborer/temporary work
        líntóu, [臨頭], to befall/to be imminent
        lìlín, [蒞臨], to arrive (esp. of notable person)/to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guāng lín])
        
        línbié, [臨別], on parting/facing separation
        línzǒu, [臨走], before leaving/on departure
        línjiè, [臨界], critical/boundary
        shēnlínqíjìng, [身臨其境], (idiom) to experience it for oneself/to actually *be* there (as opposed to readi...
        jūgāolínxià, [居高臨下], to live high and look down (idiom)/to overlook/to tower above/to occupy the high...
        jiàlín, [駕臨], to grace sb with one's presence/your arrival (honorific)/your esteemed presence
        qīnlín, [親臨], to go in person
        línjièdiǎn, [臨界點], critical point/boundary point
        línchǎn, [臨產], to face childbirth/about to give birth/refers esp. to the onset of regular contr...
        
        
        línmó, [臨摹], to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
        
        línwēi, [臨危], dying (from illness)/facing death/on one's deathbed
        línmén, [臨門], to arrive home/facing one's home/home-coming/(soccer) facing the goalmouth
        línxíng, [臨行], on leaving/on the point of departure
        línpén, [臨盆], at childbirth/in labor
        
        líndào, [臨到], to befall
        línchǎng, [臨場], to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving direction...
        shuāngxǐlínmén, [雙喜臨門], two simultaneous happy events in the family
        
        línjiē, [臨街], facing the street
        línxíng, [臨刑], facing execution
        
        
        
        bīnglínchéngxià, [兵臨城下], soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
        línzhàn, [臨戰], just before the contest/on the eve of war
        Línxià, [臨夏], Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lín xià Huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Ga...
        Línhé, [臨河], Linhe district of Bayan Nur city 巴彥淖爾市|巴彦淖尔市[Bā yàn nào ěr shì], Inner Mongolia
        
        Línchéng, [臨城], Lincheng county in Xingtai 邢台[Xíng tái], Hebei
        
        Línhǎi/línhǎi, [臨海], Linhai county level city in Taizhou 台州[Tāi zhōu], Zhejiang, to overlook the sea/...
        Línān, [臨安], Lin'an county level city in Hangzhou 杭州[Háng zhōu], Zhejiang

        kěwàng, to thirst for/to long for
        kě, thirsty
        jīkě, [飢渴], hungry and thirsty/(fig.) to crave (knowledge, love etc)
        kǒukě, thirsty
        kěqiú, to long for/to crave for/to greatly desire
        rújīsìkě, [如飢似渴], to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly/to long for sth
        jiěkě, to quench
        gānkě, [乾渴], parched/dry mouth
        
        

        wājué, to excavate/to dig/to unearth
        fājué, [發掘], to excavate/to explore/(fig.) to unearth/to tap into
        jué, to dig
        zìjuéfénmù, [自掘墳墓], to dig one's own grave
        wājuéjī, [挖掘機], excavator
        
        
        cǎijué, [採掘], to excavate/to extract (ore)

        Jǐng/jǐng, Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy/surname Jing, a well/CL:...
        yóujǐng, oil well
        kuàngjǐng, [礦井], a mine/a mine shaft
        jǐngjǐngyǒutiáo, [井井有條], everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
        
        zuānjǐng, [鑽井], to drill (e.g. for oil)/a borehole
        luòjǐngxiàshí, to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
        Jǐngshàng, Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
        Sōngjǐng, Matsui (Japanese surname)
        shìjǐng, marketplace/town/the street (urban milieu)/the haunts of the common people
        bèijǐnglíxiāng, [背井離鄉], to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
        jǐngrányǒuxù, everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
        tiānjǐng, courtyard/patio/veranda/atrium/acupuncture point TB0
        
        shuǐjǐng, (water) well
        jǐngdǐzhīwā, the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)/fig. a person of limited outlook and ...
        
        dǎjǐng, to dig a well
        
        jǐngkǒu, entrance to mine
        zhìxùjǐngrán, in perfect order
        
        
        
        shùjǐng, [豎井], vertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc)
        
        ShēnJǐng, Sham Tseng (area in Hong Kong)
        zuòjǐngguāntiān, [坐井觀天], lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-mind...
        
        Téngjǐng, Fujii (Japanese surname)
        
        líxiāngbèijǐng, [離鄉背井], to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
        Xīnjǐng, Arai (Japanese surname)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        tànjǐng, test pit/exploratory shaft/test well (mineralogy)
        
        Shíjǐng, Ishii (Japanese surname)
        Zìliújǐng, Ziliujing district of Zigong city 自貢市|自贡市[Zì gòng shì], Sichuan
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