tóu​jǐng​xià​shí

to hit someone when they are down

投井下石 tóu​jǐng​xià​shí
to hit someone when they are down
to fail to help someone in danger and instead take the opportunity to harm or frame them; to throw stones at someone who has fallen into a well

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