好死不如恶活 / 好死不如惡活

hǎo​sǐ​bù​rú'è​huó

better to live in misery than die well

(proverb) It is better to stay alive and endure hardships than to die; life is precious even in the most difficult circumstances.

好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · good 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bù​rú · not as good as 恶 (literal) → 恶/惡 · è · ugly 活 (literal) → 活 · huó · to live

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM