敛手待毙 — “To sit by and await one's doom”
敛手待毙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sit by and await one's doom”. To make no attempt to save oneself; to resign oneself to defeat. Literally, “wait for death with tied hands”.
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敛手待毙 Pronunciation and Pinyin
敛手待毙 Character Breakdown
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面对突如其来的困难，我们不能敛手待毙，而应该积极寻求解决之道。
Faced with unexpected difficulties, we cannot sit idly by and await our doom; instead, we should actively seek solutions.
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- liǎn敛hòu后shū疏qián前compact rear, sparse front
- liǎn敛shēng声nì匿jì迹keep quiet and out of sight
- liǎn敛shēng声bǐng屏xī息hold breath and keep silent
- liǎn敛shēng声bǐng屏qì气hold breath and keep silent
- liǎn敛róng容bǐng屏qì气compose oneself with reverence and caution
- liǎn敛róng容xī息qì气assume a solemn and respectful expression
- liǎn敛yǐng影táo逃xíng形withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- liǎn敛yuàn怨qiú求mèi媚curry favor by accumulating resentment
- liǎn敛shǒu手píng屏zú足restrain oneself from acting rashly
- liǎn敛qí旗xī息gǔ鼓quietly stop an activity
- liǎn敛sè色bǐng屏qì气restrain expression and hold breath
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What does 敛手待毙 mean?
敛手待毙 (liǎn shǒu dài bì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sit by and await one's doom”.
How do you pronounce 敛手待毙?
敛手待毙 is pronounced liǎn shǒu dài bì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 敛手待毙 literally mean?
Literally, 敛手待毙 means “wait for death with tied hands”. It is used to mean “to sit by and await one's doom”.
What is the Chinese definition of 敛手待毙?
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。