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坐
以
待
斃
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毙
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Jyutping
zo6 ji5 doi6 bai6
Pinyin
zuò yǐ dài bì
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
字面指坐喺度等死;即係遇到困境,唔去面對、唔諗辦法解決,由得佢惡化
to await one's doom; literally: to sit still and wait for death
我哋點可以坐以待斃㗎?諗下辦法啦!
我哋点可以坐以待毙㗎?谂下办法啦!
ngo5 dei6 dim2 ho2 ji5 zo6 ji5 doi6 bai6 gaa3? nam2 haa5 baan6 faat3 laa1!
We can't just await our doom! Let's come up with something.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to do nothing in face of peril or impending disasters
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
我哋点可以坐以待毙㗎?谂下办法啦!
我哋點可以坐以待斃㗎?諗下辦法啦!
ngo5 dei6 dim2 ho2 ji5 zo6 ji5 doi6 bai6 gaa3? nam2 haa5 baan6 faat3 laa1!
We can't just await our doom! Let's come up with something.
Cantonese
坐以待毙
坐以待斃
zo6 ji5 doi6 bai6
to await one's doom; literally: to sit still and wait for death
to sit still waiting for death