粵

苟gau2且ce2

gau2 ce2gǒu qiě

English

  1. perfunctory
  2. careless
  3. drifting along
  4. resigned to one's fate
  5. improper (relations)
  6. illicit (sex)
  7. drift along, perfunctorily

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 勉強做到,隨便

Examples

  • 苟且偷生

    to drift and live without purpose

  • 苟且之事

    sexual acts that were disscribed as dirty or abnormal.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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