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忍辱偷生
rěn​rǔ​tōu​shēng

to bear humiliation to save one's skin

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 忍辱 rěn​rǔ
    to endure humiliation
    to bear disgrace or endure humiliation
  2. 偷生 tōu​shēng
    to drag out an ignoble existence
    To drag out an ignoble existence; to live without purpose or just for the sake of staying alive, often in a shameful or lazy manner