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忍辱偷生
rěn​rǔ​tōu​shēng

to bear humiliation to save one's skin

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忍辱偷生 rěn​rǔ​tōu​shēng (also rěn​rù​tōu​shēng) to bear humiliation to save one's skin

(idiom) To endure disgrace or shame in order to stay alive; to drag out an ignoble existence.

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