| 束手待死 |
shù shǒu dài sǐ |
hands tied and expecting the worst |
| 束 |
Shù |
surname Shu |
| 束 |
shù |
to bind / bunch / bundle / classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc / to control |
| 束手 |
shù shǒu |
to have one's hands tied / helpless / unable to do anything about it |
| 手 |
shǒu |
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:双,只 |
| 待 |
dāi |
to stay; to remain |
| 待 |
dài |
to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to |
| 死 |
sǐ |
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned |