坐以待毙
zuò​yǐ​dài​bì

to await death

  • created sense approved 坐以待毙/坐以待斃 · zuò​yǐ​dài​bì · to await death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    坐以待毙 / 坐以待斃

    zuò​yǐ​dài​bì

    to await death

    to sit and wait for death; resigned to one's fate without taking action to save oneself

    坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · to sit 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to 待毙 (literal) → 待毙/待斃 · dài​bì · to await death

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