zuò yǐ dài bì

Traditional: 坐以待斃

坐以待毙 (zuò yǐ dài bì) is a Chinese word meaning “to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate”.

Meanings

  1. 1to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate

Characters in 坐以待毙

坐zuò · to sit以yǐ · to use待dāi · to stay; to remain毙bì · to die

Related words

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