好死不如赖活好死不如賴活好死不如賴活

a good death is not as good as a poor life

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Even a hard life is better than death. Mostly said to talk someone out of suicide or despair. Similar to "Where there's life, there's hope."

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Simplified: 好死不如赖活
Traditional (Taiwan): 好死不如賴活
Pinyin: hǎo sǐ bùrú làihuó
Bopomofo: ㄏㄠˇ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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