束手待毙 in English shu4 shou3 dai4 bi4 Meaning

Meanings

• to wait helplessly for death (idiomatic expression)
• to resign oneself to extinction

Pinyin

shu4 shou3 dai4 bi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

束shu4surname Shu 手shou3hand 待dai4to stay 毙bi4to die