蝼蚁尚且贪生螻蟻尚且貪生螻蟻尚且貪生

even mole crickets and ants cling to life

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Even the tiniest creatures value life, so people should all the more cherish theirs. Used to persuade someone not to despair or to take their own life.

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Simplified: 蝼蚁尚且贪生
Traditional (Taiwan): 螻蟻尚且貪生
Pinyin: lóuyǐshàngqiětānshēng
Bopomofo: ㄌㄡˊ ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄢㄕㄥ

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