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生不如死 (sang1 bat1 jyu4 sei2) — a painful life; a life in which it's better to die than to live in Cantonese

sangˉ¹生batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如seiˊ²死
Mandarin Pinyin: sheng1 bu4 ru2 si3

Meaning of 生不如死

nouna painful life; a life in which it's better to die than to live

Example Sentences with 生不如死

與其苟且偷生不如死
It is better to die than to drag on with such an ignoble existence.
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Characters in 生不如死

生saang1
unripe; uncooked; raw
不bat1
not; no; un-
如jyu4
like; as
死sei2
die; death; dead | [ant] 生, 活

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