贪生怕死

tān shēng pà sǐ

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 贪生怕死

• 怕 怕 pà: to be afraid
• 死 死 sǐ: to die
• 生 生 shēng: to be born
• 生怕 生怕 shēng pà: to fear
• 贪 贪 tān: to have a voracious desire for