苟且偷安
Traditional form:
苟且偷安
Pinyin (reading):
gǒuqiětōu'ān
Definitions:
- seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
- taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
Characters:
- 苟 - careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only
- 且 - moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
- 偷 - to steal; burglar, thief
- 安 - peaceful, tranquil, quiet
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