忍辱偷生 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to bear humiliation to save one's skin

Character by character

• 忍rěnto endure, to bear, to suffer, to tolerate
• 辱rǔto insult, to humiliate, to abuse
• 偷tōuto steal; burglar, thief
• 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth

Idioms sharing a character

• 含垢忍辱 hán gòu rěn rǔ
• 忍气吞声 rěn qì tūn shēng
• 忍无可忍 rěn wú kě rěn
• 忍辱负重 rěn rǔ fù zhòng
• 爱不忍释 ài bù rěn shì
• 惨不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn dǔ
• 惨不忍闻 cǎn bù rěn wén
• 目不忍视 mù bù rěn shì
• 丧权辱国 sàng quán rǔ guó
• 奇耻大辱 qí chǐ dà rǔ

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