Definition & Meaning

1.be on one's last legs; linger on in a steadily worsening condition; drag out one's feeble existence

2.linger on in a meagre existence; prolong one's life with great difficulty

gǒu yán cán chuǎn

苟 延 残 喘

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1
v.slbe on one's last legs; linger on in a steadily worsening condition; drag out one's feeble existence
- tā kào zhe yī tái hū xī jī gǒu yán cán chuǎn
  他靠着一台呼吸机苟延残喘。
  He struggled to survive on a ventilator.
synonym
qì xī yǎn yǎn气息奄奄
2
v.metalinger on in a meagre existence; prolong one's life with great difficulty
- tā shì fáng dì chǎn pào mò pò miè qián de yī cì gǒu yán cán chuǎn
  它是房地产泡沫破灭前的一次苟延残喘。
  It's the final gasp of the burst housing bubble.
synonym
gǒu qiě tōu shēng苟且偷生

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