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束手待死 (cuk1 sau2 doi6 sei2) — hands tied and expecting the worst (lit., "hands tied and waiting for death") in Cantonese

cukˉ¹束sauˊ²手doiˍ₆待seiˊ²死
Mandarin Pinyin: shu4 shou3 dai4 si3

Meaning of 束手待死

nounhands tied and expecting the worst (lit., "hands tied and waiting for death")

Characters in 束手待死

束cuk1
bind (up); tie; fetter
手sau2
handy, portable; handwritten
待doi6
treat; entertain; deal with
死sei2
die; death; dead | [ant] 生, 活

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