贪生怕死[ tān shēng pà sǐ ]

⒈ 一味自爱生命，惧怕死亡。原指士兵作战因怕死而退缩不前。现在已逐渐产生新义，即凡是在工作中怕脏、怕累、怕危险等等，皆属此列。英cravenly cling to life instead of braving death; care for nothing but saving one's skin; be mortally afraid of death;

⒈ 见“贪生畏死”。