







临难不苟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to uphold one's integrity and principles in the face of danger or difficulty; to not shirk responsibility or compromise one's standards when encountering a crisis”. Literally, “facing danger, not compromising”.

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Open the tool →临难不苟 (lín nàn bù gǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to uphold one's integrity and principles in the face of danger or difficulty; to not shirk responsibility or compromise one's standards when encountering a crisis”.
临难不苟 is pronounced lín nàn bù gǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 临难不苟 means “facing danger, not compromising”. It is used to mean “to uphold one's integrity and principles in the face of danger or difficulty; to not shirk responsibility or compromise one's standards when encountering a crisis”.
苟:苟且。指遇到危难不苟且偷生