dǎ​sǐ​lǎo​hǔ

kick a man when he's down

  • created reference approved 打死老虎 → 吕氏春秋/呂氏春秋 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打死老虎 dǎ​sǐ​lǎo​hǔ

    吕氏春秋 / 呂氏春秋 lǚ​shì​chūn​qiū

    see

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 打死老虎 · dǎ​sǐ​lǎo​hǔ · kick a man when he's down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打死老虎

    dǎ​sǐ​lǎo​hǔ

    kick a man when he's down

    to attack a person who has already lost their power or status; to take advantage of someone else's victory while pretending to be a hero

    打死 (literal) → 打死 · dǎ​sǐ · to beat to death 老虎 (literal) → 老虎 · lǎo​hǔ · corrupt official

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  • created sense approved 打死老虎 · dǎ​sǐ​lǎo​hǔ · to kill a tiger — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打死老虎

    dǎ​sǐ​lǎo​hǔ

    to kill a tiger

    to beat a tiger to death

    打死 (literal) → 打死 · dǎ​sǐ · to beat to death 老虎 (literal) → 老虎 · lǎo​hǔ · tiger

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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