束手就毙 — “To resign oneself to defeat or failure without putting up a fight”
束手就毙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to resign oneself to defeat or failure without putting up a fight”. To passively await one's doom. Literally, “bind hands and proceed to die”.
束手就毙 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 束手就毙 mean?
束手就毙 (shù shǒu jiù bì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to resign oneself to defeat or failure without putting up a fight”.
How do you pronounce 束手就毙?
束手就毙 is pronounced shù shǒu jiù bì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 束手就毙 literally mean?
Literally, 束手就毙 means “bind hands and proceed to die”. It is used to mean “to resign oneself to defeat or failure without putting up a fight”.
What is the Chinese definition of 束手就毙?
毙：死。捆起手来等死。比喻遇到困难不积极想办法，坐着等失败。