wait for death
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zu ò R à IB ì, which means to sit and wait for death. It means to encounter danger without taking positive measures. It's from the model of later teachers.
The origin of Idioms
It is said in Zhuge Liang's "Houchu Shibiao" of the Three Kingdoms: "if you don't attack the thief, the king will also die. You have to sit and wait for the death, which one is the best."
Idiom usage
As predicate, object, attribute, etc
Examples
However, if you wait for your life. New history of the Five Dynasties - Biography of Tang officials - Ren Yuan
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: sit and wait to die, sit and wait to die
Chinese PinYin : zuò ér dài bì
wait for death
Looking at the shadow and speculating. wàng yǐng chuāi qíng
The tree wants to be quiet, but the wind doesn't stop. shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
set up a separatist regime by force of arms. hǔ jù jīng tūn
the beam breaking and the rafter falling -- the country being in a stage of ruin. dòng zhé cuī bēng