fold one's hands and await(shù shǒu dài bì)
fold one's hands and await
Wait to die, a Chinese idiom, pronounced sh ù sh ǒ UD à IB ì, means to tie up your hands and wait for death. It's a metaphor for not actively trying to find a way in case of difficulties, sitting and waiting for failure. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The seventh chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "when the troops are near the city, they will be at the edge of the moat. How can they wait to die?"
Analysis of Idioms
Be at a loss
Be at ease
Idiom usage
To be formal; to be predicate; to be derogatory
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fold one's hands and await
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