| 臨 | 770B05 51S.40-1 | 部居  | 畫數 17 | ㄌㄧㄣˊ [lin2] | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) As vb. participle, oft. equiv. Eng. “at -ing,”“upon coming to”: 臨去，臨行，臨別，臨走(said s.t.) at parting; 臨產 at time of child delivery; 臨睡 just before sleep; 臨死 at time of dying; 臨危 in time of danger; 臨難 at critical moment; 臨刑 at time of execution; 臨陣逃脫 flee before battle begins; 臨渴掘井 begin to dig well when feeling thirsty － lack of forethought; 如臨深淵 feel like standing upon edge of abyss. (2) (Of ruler) supervise, be present at, descend upon: 臨民 rule the people; 臨朝 hold court audience; 臨幸 (of king) visit (a place); 臨凡 (of god) descend upon earth. (3) (Court.) confer honor of a visit: 敬請光臨 may I have the honor of your presence (at...); 蒞臨 (court.) ditto; 親臨 personally attend. (4) (Events) come upon: 五福臨門 the five blessings descend upon the house; 大禍臨頭 disaster strikes (“one's head”). (5) To copy (models of script, painting): 臨一臨漢碑 try to copy a Hahn inscription, see 臨摹 [lin2mo2]↓. | |||||
| Prep. | At, facing: 臨街 (of house) facing the street; see V.t.1 ↑. | |||||
| Words | 1. 臨期 [lin2qi2], adv. phr., when the date arrives. 2. 臨床 [lin2chuang2], adj., clinical: 臨床經驗 clinical experience. 3. 臨池 [lin2chi2], n., (LL, allu.) to practise calligraphy. 4. 臨到 [lin2dao4], v.t., come to: 臨到考期 come to time for examination. 5. 臨症 [lin2zheng4], v.i., (med.) examine, visit patient. 6. 臨機 [lin2ji1], adv., in an emergency: 臨機應變 decide on the spot, decide as situation demands. 7. 臨界點 [lin2jie4dian3], n., (phys.) critical point. 8. 臨近 [lin2jin4], adj., close by. 9. 臨終 [lin2zhong1], adv., at time of death, on one's deathbed. 10. 臨了（兒） [lin2liao3] ([er0]), adv., in the end, after all: 臨了兒落空 lost out, failed in the end. 11. 臨摹 [lin2mo2], v.i. & t., to copy calligraphy (臨 by having model on desk, 摹 by tracing paper). 12. 臨盆 [lin2pen2], v.i., about to deliver child (盆 basin). 13. 臨蓐 [lin2ru4], v.i., ditto (蓐 mattress for receiving child). 14. 臨時 [lin2shi2], (1) adv., at the time: 臨時想出來 thought of idea at last moment; adv., 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 to neglect saying prayers when there is no need and then hug the Buddha's feet during a crisis; (2) adj., temporary, provisional: 臨時政府 provisional government. 15. 臨帖 [lin2tie4], v.i., practise calligraphy after a master sheet. 16. 臨月 [lin2yUe4], n., month when childbirth is due. | |||||