忍垢偷生
rěn​gòu​tōu​shēng

to bear humiliation to save one's skin

  • created sense approved 忍垢偷生 · rěn​gòu​tōu​shēng · to bear humiliation to save one's skin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    忍垢偷生

    rěn​gòu​tōu​shēng

    to bear humiliation to save one's skin

    (idiom) to endure shame and dishonor just to stay alive; to live on in disgrace

    忍 (literal) → 忍 · rěn · to endure 垢 (literal) → 垢 · gòu · disgrace 偷 (literal) → 偷 · tōu · to drift along 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to live

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