忍垢偷生 — “To endure humiliation and live on ignobly”
忍垢偷生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure humiliation and live on ignobly”. To tolerate disgrace in order to survive. Literally, “Endure disgrace and live ignobly”.
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忍垢偷生 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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为了生计，他不得不忍垢偷生，在偏远的小镇上过着默默无闻的生活。
For the sake of livelihood, he had no choice but to endure humiliation and live on ignobly, leading an obscure life in a remote small town.
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Synonyms of 忍垢偷生
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 忍垢偷生
What does 忍垢偷生 mean?
忍垢偷生 (rěn gòu tōu shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure humiliation and live on ignobly”.
How do you pronounce 忍垢偷生?
忍垢偷生 is pronounced rěn gòu tōu shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忍垢偷生 literally mean?
Literally, 忍垢偷生 means “Endure disgrace and live ignobly”. It is used to mean “to endure humiliation and live on ignobly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忍垢偷生?
忍受耻辱，苟且求生。