穷寇莫追
qióng​kòu​mò​zhuī

don't push a cornered enemy too hard

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

    穷寇莫追 / 窮寇莫追 qióng​kòu​mò​zhuī

    穷寇勿追 / 窮寇勿追 qióng​kòu​wù​zhuī

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  • created sense approved 穷寇莫追/窮寇莫追 · qióng​kòu​mò​zhuī · don't push a cornered enemy too hard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    穷寇莫追 / 窮寇莫追

    qióng​kòu​mò​zhuī

    don't push a cornered enemy too hard

    Do not chase an enemy who is at a dead end, for fear they will fight back desperately; metaphorically means not to push someone to the wall or overstep one's advantage.

    穷寇 (literal) → 穷寇/窮寇 · qióng​kòu · cornered enemy 莫 (literal) → 莫 · mò · do not 追 (literal) → 追 · zhuī · to chase

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