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muddle on/along from day to day; maintain a precarious existence

gǒu qiě tōu shēng

苟 且 偷 生

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derogmuddle on/along from day to day; maintain a precarious existence
- yǔ qí gǒu qiě tōu shēng bù rú guāng róng ér sǐ
  与其苟且偷生不如光荣而死。
  It's better to die with hornor than to live in infamy.
synonym
dé guò qiě guò得过且过 gǒu yán cán chuǎn苟延残喘 gǒu qiě tōu ān苟且偷安 yīn xún gǒu qiě因循苟且 gǒu quán xìng mìng苟全性命 gǒu gǒu yíng yíng狗苟蝇营 nǎn yán gǒu huó赧颜苟活 yè wěi tú zhōng曳尾涂中
antonym
nìng sǐ bù qū宁死不屈 shě shēng qǔ yì舍生取义 shā shēn chéng rén杀身成仁 chéng rén qǔ yì成仁取义

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