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Home / Idiom / 贪生怕死

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

贪生怕死
tān shēng pà sǐ
t+ān·1st tonesh+ēng·1st tonep+à·4th tones+ǐ·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
timid; cowardly; chicken-hearted怯懦qiè nuò
Antonyms
bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb · undaunted by perils舍生忘死shě shēng wàng sǐto view death as a return home · to not be afraid of dying · to face death with equanimity (idiom)视死如归shì sǐ rú guī