忍垢偷生 rěn gòu tōu shēng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

忍 rěn
HSK 5
endure, bear, suffer; forbear
垢 gòu dirt, filth, stains; dirty
偷 tōu
HSK 5
to steal, burglar, thief
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth