投石下井
tóu​shí​xià​jǐng

to hit someone when they are down

  • created sense approved 投石下井 · tóu​shí​xià​jǐng · to hit someone when they are down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投石下井

    tóu​shí​xià​jǐng

    to hit someone when they are down

    to throw stones at a person who has fallen into a well; to take advantage of someone's misfortune to cause further harm

    投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to throw 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to put in 井 (literal) → 井 · jǐng · well

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    created sense