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贪生怕死

tān shēng pà sǐ
Rare

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 贪生怕死

怕
pà

to be afraid

死
sǐ

to die

生
shēng

to be born

生怕
shēng pà

to fear

贪
tān

to have a voracious desire for