- 贪生怕死
- tānshēng-pàsǐ[cravenly cling to life instead of braving death; care for nothing but saving one's skin; be mortally afraid of death] 一味自爱生命, 惧怕死亡。 原指士兵作战因怕死而退缩不前。 现在已逐渐产生新义, 即凡是在工作中怕脏、 怕累、 怕危险等等, 皆属此列
Advanced Chinese dictionary. 2013.
贪生怕死
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