苟 gau² {gǒu}

1. if
2. supposing
3. careless
4. negligent
5. temporarily

苟 gau² {Gǒu}

surname Gou

苟活 gau² wut⁶ {gǒu huó}

live on in degradation

苟且 gau² ce² {gǒu qiě}

1. perfunctory
2. careless
3. drifting along
4. resigned to one's fate
5. improper (relations)
6. illicit (sex)

苟取 gau² ceoi² {gǒu qǔ}

1. (literary) to extort
2. to take as bribe

苟存 gau² cyun⁴ {gǒu cún}

to drift through life

苟合 gau² hap⁶ {gǒu hé}

illicit sexual relations

苟同 gau² tung⁴ {gǒu tóng}

to agree blindly

苟且偷安 gau² ce² tau¹ on¹ {gǒu qiě tōu ān}

1. seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
2. taking things easily without attending to responsibilities

苟且偷生 gau² ce² tau¹ sang¹ {gǒu qiě tōu shēng}

to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

苟延殘喘〔--残-〕 gau² jin⁴ caan⁴ cyun² {gǒu yán cán chuǎn}

to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

苟富貴，勿相忘〔--贵----〕 gau² fu³ gwai³, mat⁶ soeng¹ mong⁴ {gǒu fù guì , wù xiāng wàng}

don't forget your friends when you become rich