苟且

苟

gǒu

且

qiě

perfunctory / careless / drifting along / resigned to one's fate / improper (relations) / illicit (sex)

Characters and words in 苟且

苟

gǒu = g + ou3

surname Gou

苟

gǒu = g + ou3

if / supposing / careless / negligent / temporarily

苟 = 艹 + 句 : Inside the outhouse, the grammar Nazi is temporarily careless and steps on Guy Fawkes latest piece of art, a sheet of artificial lawn. Guy Fawkes is so upset about the grammar Nazi's carelessness that Guy Fawkes throws her out.

且

qiě = qi + e3

and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...)

且 = 目 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: to me the character 且 looks like a shelf.

The Queen of Hearts (qi) bought a new shelf (且) for all her flutes (一) and set it up in the elevator's living room (e3). Because she is a queen (qi) and needs an extravagant shelf, she installed several Eye of Providences (目) to give the flutes extravagant lighting.