忍垢偷生 rěn gòu tōu shēng

to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
忍 rěn HSK 5
to endure; to bear; to tolerate
垢 gòu
dirt; disgrace
偷 tōu HSK 5
to steal; stealthily; to pilfer
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw