First aid is only a temporary fix, not a real solution.
A stopgap measure won't lead to a fundamental solution.
彼は給料日前の凌ぎに、友人から少し借金をした。
He borrowed a little money from a friend to tide him over until payday.
food offered to funeral attendants
Specialized term for food provided to those helping at a funeral. Not used in everyday contexts.
See also: 非時
葬儀の手伝いに来てくれた人たちに、凌ぎとしておにぎりを出した。
We offered rice balls as refreshments to those who came to help with the funeral.
For now, we decided to make do with canned food as a stopgap.
凌ぎ is the neutral term for tiding over a problem, while 一時逃れ carries a more negative nuance of dodging an issue with a flimsy, temporary excuse.
凌ぎ (from 凌ぐ) means overcoming or tiding over a hard situation, whereas 忍び (from 忍ぶ) means enduring quietly or acting in secrecy, and the two sound very similar to learners.
shelter; refuge; place to weather out
living from hand to mouth; barely getting by
makeshift; stopgap; temporary measure
Standard kanji spelling for this noun/suffix.
Kana spelling is common when the kanji is not needed or for clarity.
Noun form of the verb 凌ぐ (しのぐ, 'to endure, tide over'). The funeral-food sense is a specialized extension.