好死不如赖活着 / 好死不如賴活著

hǎo​sǐ​bù​rú​lài​huó​zhe

better to live miserably than die well

It is better to endure a difficult or dishonorable life than to die a noble or easy death.

好死 (literal) → 好死 · hǎo​sǐ · natural death 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bù​rú · not as good as 赖 (literal) → 赖/賴 · lài · bad 活着 (literal) → 活着/活著 · huó​zhe · alive

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM