苟且偷生
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Chinese
[edit]to choose to live on in disgrace instead of dying honorably; to drag out an ignoble existence | |||
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trad. (苟且偷生) | 苟且 | 偷生 | |
simp. #(苟且偷生) | 苟且 | 偷生 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gǒuciětousheng
- Wade–Giles: kou3-chʻieh3-tʻou1-shêng1
- Yale: gǒu-chyě-tōu-shēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goouchieetousheng
- Palladius: гоуцетоушэн (goucetoušɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1
- Yale: gáu ché tāu sāng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 tse2 tau1 sang1
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 cé2 teo1 seng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː³⁵ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]苟且偷生
Synonyms
[edit]- (Cantonese, Hakka) 挨生挨死