cowardly

cowardly

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ā NSH ē NGW è is ǐ, which means to be greedy for survival and afraid of death; it means to be timid in fighting against the enemy. It comes from the biography of wensanwang in Hanshu.

Notes on Idioms

Greedy: reluctant.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of wensanwang in the history of Han Dynasty, "today, I know that the thief killed Zhonglang Cao general. The winter moon is pressing, and I am greedy for life and afraid of death. That is to say, I cheat and stifle my servant Yang (feint) disease. I am more fortunate than a moment."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or object. Chapter 71 of the romance of the gods by Xu Zhonglin of Ming Dynasty: "I have to surrender, but it's the reason why I'm greedy for life and afraid of death to save the people in this county."