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苟延殘喘 (gau2 jin4 caan4 cyun2) — linger on in a worsening condition; be on one's last legs in Cantonese

gauˊ²苟jinˎ₄延caanˎ₄殘cyunˊ²喘
简 苟延残喘
Mandarin Pinyin: gou3 yan2 can2 chuan3

Meaning of 苟延殘喘

nounlinger on in a worsening condition; be on one's last legs
nountemporarily prolong one's last breaths

Characters in 苟延殘喘

苟gau2
careless; negligent; slipshod
延jin4
delay; postpone; defer
殘caan4
remnant; remaining; leftover
喘cyun2
asthma (medicine)

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