苟且偷生

gǒu qiě tōu shēng

Meaning

to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

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苟gǒucareless, frivolous, illicit; but, if only艹句且qiěmoreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)月一偷tōuto steal; burglar, thief亻俞生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth一土