粵

束cuk1手sau2就zau6擒kam4

cuk1 sau2 zau6 kam4shù shǒu jiù qín

English

  1. (lit.) to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to surrender without a fight
  3. to be caught without putting up a fight; literally: to be bound by the hands and caught

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇任何反抗,就噉畀人捉住或者箝制

Examples

  • 警方已經包圍呢度,你都係束手就擒啦。

    The police has already surrounded here. You'd better stop resisting and get caught straight.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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