忝颜偷生 — “To shamelessly cling to life”
忝颜偷生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shamelessly cling to life”. To live a disgraceful or ignoble existence, often implying a loss of dignity or honor. Literally, “Disgracefully cling to life”.
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忝颜偷生 Pronunciation and Pinyin
忝颜偷生 Character Breakdown
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面对困境，他宁愿堂堂正正地面对，也不愿忝颜偷生
Facing difficulties, he would rather confront them honorably than shamelessly cling to life.
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What does 忝颜偷生 mean?
忝颜偷生 (tiǎn yán tōu shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shamelessly cling to life”.
How do you pronounce 忝颜偷生?
忝颜偷生 is pronounced tiǎn yán tōu shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忝颜偷生 literally mean?
Literally, 忝颜偷生 means “Disgracefully cling to life”. It is used to mean “to shamelessly cling to life”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忝颜偷生?
忝颜：有辱脸面；偷生：苟且活着。形容厚着脸皮苟且地求生