落井下石

落井下石

Chinese

		to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	warn; well	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (落井下石)		落	井	下	石
simp. #(落井下石)		落	井	下	石

Etymology

Literally, "to throw stones at someone who fell down a well."

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): luòjǐngxiàshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ zeng² haa⁶ sek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: luòjǐngxiàshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohjiingshiahshy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: luòjǐngsiàshíh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lwɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lok⁶ zeng² haa⁶ sek⁶
    • Yale: lohk jéng hah sehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ dzeng² haa⁶ sek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: log⁶ zéng² ha⁶ ség⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ häː²² sɛːk̚²/

Idiom

落井下石

1. to kick someone when they are down

Synonyms

• 打落水狗 (dǎluòshuǐgǒu)