hǎo​sǐ​bù​rú​lài​huó

better to live a wretched life than die a noble death

Senses

好死不如赖活/ 好死不如賴活 hǎo​sǐ​bù​rú​lài​huó better to live a wretched life than die a noble death

It is better to live even a difficult or miserable life than to die, suggesting that life should be valued above all else; also written 好死不如恶活 hǎo​sǐ​bù​rú'è​huó.

References

variant 好死不如赖活/好死不如賴活 好死不如恶活/好死不如惡活