蝼蚁尚且偷生
lóu​yǐ​shàng​qiě​tōu​shēng

even an ant seeks to live

  • created reference approved 蝼蚁尚且偷生/螻蟻尚且偷生 → 蝼蚁尚且贪生/螻蟻尚且貪生 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝼蚁尚且偷生 / 螻蟻尚且偷生 lóu​yǐ​shàng​qiě​tōu​shēng

    蝼蚁尚且贪生 / 螻蟻尚且貪生 lóu​yǐ​shàng​qiě​tān​shēng

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 蝼蚁尚且偷生/螻蟻尚且偷生 · lóu​yǐ​shàng​qiě​tōu​shēng · even an ant seeks to live — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝼蚁尚且偷生 / 螻蟻尚且偷生

    lóu​yǐ​shàng​qiě​tōu​shēng

    even an ant seeks to live

    [proverb] Even the lowest of creatures cling to life, so humans should cherish their lives all the more

    蝼蚁 (literal) → 蝼蚁/螻蟻 · lóu​yǐ · mole crickets and ants 尚且 (literal) → 尚且 · shàng​qiě · even 偷生 (literal) → 偷生 · tōu​shēng · to drag out an ignoble existence

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