忍辱偷生 rěn rǔ tōu shēng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

忍 rěn endure, bear, suffer; forbear
辱 rǔ humiliate, insult, abuse
偷 tōu to steal, burglar, thief
生 shēng life, living, lifetime; birth