苟且偷生
gǒu qiě tōu shēng
Pinyin
Definition
苟且偷生
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- to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一回生二回熟
- 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
- 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
一笔不苟
- 1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
- 2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一丝不苟
- 1 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
- 2 meticulous
- 3 not one hair out of place
七窍生烟
- 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
- 2 fig. to seethe with anger