贪生怕死

Traditional: 貪生怕死

tān shēng pà sǐ

Dictionary entry

greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly

What does 贪生怕死 mean?

贪生怕死 (tān shēng pà sǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly

2clinging abjectly to life

3only interested in saving one's neck

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贪tānto have a voracious desire for · to covet 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 怕Pàsurname Pa 死sǐto die · impassable

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贪生怕死

tān shēng pà sǐ

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