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兵临城下bīng lín chéng xià

soldiers at the city walls (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture

to come again

imminent

nightfall

facing imminent catastrophe / calamity looms / all hell will break loose

大限临头dà xiàn lín tóu

facing the end (idiom) / at the end of one's life / with one foot in the grave

大驾光临dà jià guāng lín

we are honored by your presence

如临大敌rú lín dà dí

lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom) / fig. cautious / with great preoccupation / with strict precaution

如临深渊rú lín shēn yuān

(lit.) as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom) / (fig.) extremely cautious

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo

(lit.) to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb) / (fig.) to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic

惠临huì lín

(honorific) to visit / to call in

欢迎光临huān yíng guāng lín

Welcome! (used by staff to greet customers when they enter a shop or restaurant)

死到临头sǐ dào lín tóu

Death is near at hand. (idiom)

登临dēng lín

to visit places famous for their scenery

瞰临kàn lín

to overlook / to watch from above

背山临水bèi shān lín shuǐ

with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location)