苟且偷生
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English
- to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
- to live a wretched life without noble purpose
粵語 — Cantonese
- 勉強生存，但失去尊嚴或意義
Examples
苟且偷生比死更痛苦。
Life without meaning is even worse than death.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk