ㄍㄡˇgǒuㄑㄧㄝˇqiěㄊㄡtōuㄕㄥshēng

  1. 得過且過勉強生存下去·明珠·》:幸得大理寺官員無罪時時周給衣食苟且偷生仔細思想極品誰知今日。」苟且偷安發憤圖強寧死不屈

to drift and live without purpose (idiom)​; to drag out an ignoble existence