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投井下石

Mandarin · pinyin tóu jǐng xià shí

see 落井下石 luò jǐng xià shí

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投: tóu · throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump
井: jǐng · well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112

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2–3–4–2 · tou2 jing3 xia4 shi2

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tau4 zeng2 haa6 sek6

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(idiomatic) synonym of 落井下石 (luòjǐngxiàshí, “to kick someone when they are down”)

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