忍辱偷生

rěn rǔ tōu shēng

Dictionary entry

to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

What does 忍辱偷生 mean?

忍辱偷生 (rěn rǔ tōu shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

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忍rěnto bear · to endure 辱rǔdisgrace · dishonor 偷tōuto steal · to pilfer 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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忍辱偷生

rěn rǔ tōu shēng

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