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

(Hailu, HRS): lim shi

(Meixian, Guangdong): lim² si²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): lîm-sî / liâm-sî

(Teochew, Peng'im): lim⁵ si⁵

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/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: lim shi
  - Sinological IPA: /lim⁵⁵ ʃi⁵⁵/
- (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

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

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])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɾʲĩɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Noun

臨(りん)時(じ) • (rinji)

being temporary, special

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
臨	時

Noun

臨時 • (imsi) (hangeul 임시)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
臨	時

Adjective

臨時

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

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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