好死不如賴活著 hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe

DEFINITIONS

  1. better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

CHARACTERS

好 hǎo
HSK 1
good, excellent, fine; well
死 sǐ
HSK 4
die; dead; death
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
賴 lài rely, depend on; accuse falsely
活 huó
HSK 4
live, exist, survive; lively
著 zhe
HSK 4
manifest; (Cant.) to wear