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

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

to kick someone when they are down

Synonyms

打落水狗 (dǎluòshuǐgǒu)

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