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- perfunctory
- careless
- drifting along
- resigned to one's fate
- improper (relations)
- illicit (sex)
Trad. 一筆不苟
- lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
- fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
Trad. 一絲不苟
- not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
- meticulous
- not one hair out of place
- seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
- taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
- to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
Trad. 苟延殘喘
- (idiom) to struggle on whilst at death's door
Trad. 蠅營狗苟
- lit. to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog (idiom)
- fig. to lead an undignified life; to resort to any means for personal gain
Trad. 苟富貴，勿相忘
- don't forget your friends when you become rich