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Jyutping zo6 ji5 doi6 bai6
Pinyin zuò yǐ dài bì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to do nothing in face of peril or impending disasters
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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.
  2. 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