苟且偷安 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• seeking only ease and comfort ; making no attempt to improve oneself
• taking things easily without attending to responsibilities

Character by character

• 苟gǒucareless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only
• 且qiěmoreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon
• 偷tōuto steal; burglar, thief
• 安ānpeaceful, tranquil, quiet

Idioms sharing a character

• 一笔不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu
• 一丝不苟 yī sī bù gǒu
• 不敢苟同 bù gǎn gǒu tóng
• 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng
• 苟延残喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn
• 蝇营狗苟 yíng yíng gǒu gǒu
• 得过且过 dé guò qiě guò
• 载歌且舞 zài gē qiě wǔ
• 不偷不抢 bù tōu bù qiǎng
• 偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu mō mō

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