忍辱偷生 — “To endure humiliation and live ignobly”
忍辱偷生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure humiliation and live ignobly”. To swallow insults in order to survive. Literally, “Endure humiliation to live ignobly”.
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忍辱偷生 Pronunciation and Pinyin
忍辱偷生 Character Breakdown
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在那个艰难的时期，许多人不得不忍辱偷生，只为能够活下去。
During that difficult period, many people had to endure humiliation and live ignobly, just to survive.
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More idioms starting with 忍
- rěn忍jùn俊bù不zhù住cannot help but laugh
- rěn忍jùn俊bù不jīn禁unable to hold back laughter
- rěn忍yóu尤hán含gòu垢endure blame and disgrace patiently
- rěn忍xīn心hài害lǐ理to be cruel-hearted and violate moral principles
- rěn忍wú无kě可rěn忍beyond endurance
- rěn忍qì气tūn吞shēng声swallow anger and endure humiliation in silence
- rěn忍tòng痛gē割ài爱painfully give up something cherished
- rěn忍chǐ耻hán含gòu垢bear humiliation and endure disgrace
- rěn忍chǐ耻hán含xiū羞endure shame and humiliation
- rěn忍kǔ苦nài耐láo劳endure hardship and work hard
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Open the tool →Questions about 忍辱偷生
What does 忍辱偷生 mean?
忍辱偷生 (rěn rǔ tōu shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure humiliation and live ignobly”.
How do you pronounce 忍辱偷生?
忍辱偷生 is pronounced rěn rǔ tōu shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忍辱偷生 literally mean?
Literally, 忍辱偷生 means “Endure humiliation to live ignobly”. It is used to mean “to endure humiliation and live ignobly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忍辱偷生?
偷：苟且。忍受屈辱，苟且活命。