stand still to be bound

stand still to be bound

Binding one's hands is a Chinese word, which comes from the annals of the states of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. It is interpreted as a metaphor of being willing to be captured without resistance.

source

The 54th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty: "my plan has been completed: if Liu Bei is bound, Jingzhou will be able to get it."

Examples

Chapter 104 of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: "when he was defeated, he took the road and cut open the east gate to leave, he met Huanyu ' These little nanmans are nothing but turtles in a jar. They don't need a big knife from the monk family. Discipline them one by one. The 76th chapter of the complete biography of Shuoyue by Qian Cai in Qing Dynasty

Usage:

It means not to resist

words whose meaning is similar

allow oneself to be seized without putting up a fight