得過且過

简 得过且过 · 繁 得過且過
Mandarin · pinyin dé guò qiě guò

Meanings

  1. satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through
  2. without high ambitions, but getting by
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得
dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
且
qiě · moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
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2–4–3–4 · de2 guo4 qie3 guo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dak1 gwo3 ce2 gwo3

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dak1 gwo3 ce2 gwo3

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  1. (idiomatic) to muddle along; to drift along; to be perfunctory with one's work; to get by however one can

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得過且過 · de2 guo4 qie3 guo4
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Exact source record得過且過 得过且过 [de2 guo4 qie3 guo4] /satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through/without high ambitions, but getting by/