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Jyutping kau4 cyun4
Pinyin qiú cún

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. survival
  2. the struggle to eke out a living
  3. to seek for continued existence
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    乱世动荡,人人自保求存。
    亂世動蕩,人人自保求存。
    lyun6 sai3 dung6 dong6, jan4 jan4 zi6 bou2 kau4 cyun4.
    • In the chaotic era, people protected themselves for their own survival.