Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「束手就擒」 and how it’s used.
Introducing the idiom 「束手就擒」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
To tie one’s hands: to tie one’s own hands, a metaphor for not trying every possible means; to accept: to accept; to capture: to capture alive. Tie up your hands and let someone catch you. It means to let someone catch you without any resistance.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shù shǒu jiù qín
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chuk1 sau2 jau6 kam4
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
