Meaning of 投井下石
投井下石 means to hit someone when they are down; to throw stones at someone who has fallen into a well; to take advantage of another's misfortune to harm them further. Pronounced tóu jǐng xià shí.
- to hit someone when they are down; to throw stones at someone who has fallen into a well; to take advantage of another's misfortune to harm them further
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zhè这
zhǒng种
zuò做
fǎ法
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
tóu投
jǐng井
xià下
shí石
，
tài太
bù不
dào道
dé德
le了
。
This kind of behavior is simply hitting someone when they're down; it's completely immoral.
Rén人
jia家
yǐ已
jīng经
gòu够
dǎo倒
méi霉
de的
le了
，
nǐ你
jiù就
bié别
zài再
tóu投
jǐng井
xià下
shí石
le了
。
They're already unlucky enough, so don't kick them when they're down.
Zài在
nà那
chǎng场
wēi危
jī机
zhōng中
，
yī一
xiē些
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
chèn趁
jī机
tóu投
jǐng井
xià下
shí石
，
shì试
tú图
dǎ打
kuā垮
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
。
During that crisis, some competitors took the opportunity to hit us when we were down, attempting to destroy our company.
Zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
bú不
huì会
zài在
nǐ你
kùn困
nan难
shí时
tóu投
jǐng井
xià下
shí石
，
ér而
shì是
huì会
shēn伸
chū出
yuán援
shǒu手
。
True friends won't throw stones at you when you're in difficulty; instead, they will lend a helping hand.
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