苟且偷生 — Chinese idiom
苟且偷生
gǒu qiě tōu shēng
Meaning
- to drift and live without purpose ; to drag out an ignoble existence
Character by character
- 苟gǒucareless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only
- 且qiěmoreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon
- 偷tōuto steal; burglar, thief
- 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
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
- 苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān
- 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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