坐以待毙 in English zuo4 yi3 dai4 bi4 Meaning

Meanings

• to sit and wait for death (idiomatic expression); resigned to one's fate

Pinyin

zuo4 yi3 dai4 bi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

坐zuo4surname Zuo 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 待dai4to stay 毙bi4to die