好死不如赖活着

好死不如賴活著

hǎosǐbùrúlàihuózhe

better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

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

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好死

hǎosǐ

good death; agreeable death

不如

bùrú

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
it would be better to

赖

lài

to depend on
to hang on in a place
bad
to renege (on promise)
to disclaim
to rat (on debts)
rascally
to blame
to put the blame on