drag out an ignoble existence(gǒu qiě tōu shēng)

drag out an ignoble existence

Muddle along, Chinese idiom, pronounced g ǒ uqi ě t ō ush ē ng, refers to make do with living, regardless of future disasters. From Xunzi, honor and disgrace.

Analysis of Idioms

It's better to die than to surrender, to treat death as if it were home, and to be firm

The origin of Idioms

"Xunzi · honor and Disgrace" says: "today, I have a shallow knowledge of my life, but I have no idea about it."

Idiom usage

As predicate, object and attribute. But he knew that the kind of high office, the kind of ~, is more terrible than death. (the first act of Qu Yuan by Guo Moruo). 2. It is said that "rather die than live silently", what does Zhang Ziyan's death mean to her? She is an actress, leaving the entertainment industry means that her survival is threatened, leaving the entertainment industry means that she has lost the meaning of life, and for a weak and helpless woman, how can she overcome the dark entertainment industry? How can we live in disgrace? To fight for physical freedom and spiritual liberation after death is the courage of this Korean female artist. (complete works of essays by Yin Qian)

Idiom story

In Li Bihua's novel "rouge button", the twelve young people are reduced to a bad old man, Qin Hui, a treacherous Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty. He killed Yue Fei, a famous anti Jin general, with the charge of "no need to have" and caused chaos to the government. Although he enjoyed all the glory and wealth before his death, he still has a bad memory after his death. Qin Hui's tomb is known as the "filthy grave", and the tombstone is "not engraved with a word". After more than 200 years, people still hate him very much. In the 21st year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty, someone flattened this "filthy grave". Pick out Qin Hui's and Wang's dirty bones and throw them into the stinky ditch to vent their resentment against the traitor.

Chinese PinYin : gǒu qiě tōu shēng