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偷
生
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Jyutping
tau1 sang1
Pinyin
tōu shēng
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to live without purpose
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to choose to live on in disgrace instead of dying honorably; to drag out an ignoble existence
(syn.) 借命
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
苟且偷生比死更痛苦。
苟且偷生比死更痛苦。
gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1 bei2 sei2 gang3 tung3 fu2
Life without meaning is even worse than death.
Cantonese
苟且偷生
苟且偷生
to drift and live without purpose
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
偷生
偷生
tōu shēng
to live without purpose