fold one's hands and await

fold one's hands and await

Wait to die, a Chinese idiom, pronounced sh ù sh ǒ UD à IB ì, means to tie up your hands and wait for death. It's a metaphor for not actively trying to find a way in case of difficulties, sitting and waiting for failure. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The seventh chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty: "when the troops are near the city, they will be at the edge of the moat. How can they wait to die?"

Analysis of Idioms

Be at a loss

Be at ease

Idiom usage

To be formal; to be predicate; to be derogatory