好死不如賴活著

好死不如赖活着
hǎosǐbùrúlàihuózhe
better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

CEDICT

it’s better to live a wretched existence than to experience a good death; better a bad life than a good death; a living ass is better than a dead lion

Wiktionary

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維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 好死 hǎosǐ good death; agreeable death
2 不如 bùrú
  1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
  2. it would be better to
3 賴 lài
  1. to depend on
  2. to hang on in a place
  3. bad
  4. to renege (on promise)
  5. to disclaim
  6. to rat (on debts)
  7. rascally
  8. to blame
  9. to put the blame on
4 活著 huózhe alive