苟且偷生
Traditional form:
苟且偷生
Pinyin (reading):
gǒuqiětōushēng
Definitions:
- to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
Characters:
- 苟 - careless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only
- 且 - moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
- 偷 - to steal; burglar, thief
- 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
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