坐以待毙

Traditional: 坐以待斃

zuò yǐ dài bì

Dictionary entry

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

What does 坐以待毙 mean?

坐以待毙 (zuò yǐ dài bì) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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坐Zuòsurname Zuo 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]待dāito stay; to remain 毙bìto die · to shoot dead

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坐以待毙

zuò yǐ dài bì

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