束手待毙
shù​shǒu​dài​bì

to wait helplessly for death

  • created sense approved 束手待毙/束手待斃 · shù​shǒu​dài​bì · to wait helplessly for death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    束手待毙 / 束手待斃

    shù​shǒu​dài​bì

    to wait helplessly for death

    to have one's hands tied and wait for death; describes resigning oneself to failure or extinction in the face of danger without making any effort to save oneself

    束手 (literal) → 束手 · shù​shǒu · to give up resistance 待毙 (literal) → 待毙/待斃 · dài​bì · to await death

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