tān shēng pà sǐ

Traditional: 貪生怕死

贪生怕死 (tān shēng pà sǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly; clinging abjectly to life; only interested in saving one's neck”.

Meanings

  1. 1greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly
  2. 2clinging abjectly to life
  3. 3only interested in saving one's neck

Characters in 贪生怕死

贪tān · to have a voracious desire for生shēng · to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born怕pà · to be afraid死sǐ · to die

Related words

先生teacher死to die发生to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out生活to live医生doctor; medical practitioner该死Damn it!害怕to be afraid; to be scared生命life (as the characteristic of living beings)生to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born怕to be afraid怕surname Pa死亡to die

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