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忍垢偷生
rěn​gòu​tōu​shēng

to bear humiliation to save one's skin

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 忍 rěn verb
    to endure
    to bear; to tolerate; to put up with
  2. 垢 gòu
    disgrace
    (bound form) disgrace; humiliation; shame; a stain on one's character
  3. 偷 tōu
    to drift along
    to muddle along or seek temporary ease with no regard for the future
  4. 生 shēng verb
    to live
    to live; to exist; to survive