穷寇勿追
qióng​kòu​wù​zhuī

don't corner a desperate enemy

  • created reference approved 穷寇勿追/窮寇勿追 → 穷寇莫追/窮寇莫追 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    穷寇勿追 / 窮寇勿追 qióng​kòu​wù​zhuī

    穷寇莫追 / 窮寇莫追 qióng​kòu​mò​zhuī

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  • created sense approved 穷寇勿追/窮寇勿追 · qióng​kòu​wù​zhuī · don't corner a desperate enemy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    穷寇勿追 / 窮寇勿追

    qióng​kòu​wù​zhuī

    don't corner a desperate enemy

    Do not pursue a defeated or trapped enemy too hard so as to avoid a desperate counterattack; (by extension) one should not push a person too far

    穷 (literal) → 穷/窮 · qióng · hard-pressed 寇 (literal) → 寇 · kòu · bandit; invader 勿 (literal) → 勿 · wù · do not 追 (literal) → 追 · zhuī · to chase

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