好死不如赖活着 hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

好 hǎo good, excellent, fine; well
死 sǐ die; dead; death
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
如 rú if, supposing; as if; like, as
赖 lài rely, depend on; accuse falsely
活 huó live, exist, survive; lively
着 zhe make move, take action