贪生怕死
tān​shēng​pà​sǐ

to be afraid of death

  • created sense approved 贪生怕死/貪生怕死 · tān​shēng​pà​sǐ · to be afraid of death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    贪生怕死 / 貪生怕死

    tān​shēng​pà​sǐ

    to be afraid of death

    greedy for life and afraid of death; clinging abjectly to life at any cost; used to describe someone who lacks courage and is only interested in saving their own neck

    贪 (literal) → 贪/貪 · tān · greedy 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to live 怕 (literal) → 怕 · pà · to fear 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die

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