苟全性命 gǒuquánxìngmìng

gǒuquánxìngmìng phrase sought only to remain alive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Quote: from 出师表 To Lead out the Army, by Zhuge Liang in Scroll 37 of 文選 “Wen Xuan” (Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. by Pollard 2002, p. 27)

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