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tham sinh uý tử

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clinging to life
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clinging to life
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clinging to life Feelings & EmotionsTheme

To value one's own life so much that it leads to cowardly behavior.

vi Kẻ tham sinh uý tử đã bỏ chạy khỏi trận chiến.

en The one who feared death and clung to life fled the battle.

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tham sinh / uý / tử …
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tham sinh uý tử

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 貪生畏死

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
貪生畏死
Candidates by syllable
tham 貪 sinh 生 uý 慰（畏） tử 子
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nhút nhát / chết nhát / nhát gan / khiếp nhược …
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đại uý / thượng uý / uý lạo / thái uý …
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uý (company grade office…) — words using
tử (numerator) — words using
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