贪生怕死 tānshēng-pàsǐ

[cravenly cling to life instead of braving death;care for nothing but saving one's skin;be mortally afraid of death] 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

见“ 贪生畏死 ”。