下井投石 — “To worsen someone's already difficult situation”
下井投石 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to worsen someone's already difficult situation”. To harm someone who is already in trouble or down on their luck. Literally, “Drop stones into a well for someone who has fallen in”.
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下井投石 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 下xià
- 井jǐng
- 投tóu
- 石shí
下井投石 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 下井投石
他本来就因为生意失败而沮丧，没想到他的合伙人却选择下井投石，彻底断了他东山再起的念头。
He was already disheartened by his business failure, but unexpectedly, his partner chose to kick him when he was down, completely crushing his hope of making a comeback.
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Synonyms of 下井投石
More idioms starting with 下
- xià下bù不wéi为lì例not to be repeated
- xià下bu不liǎo了tái台unable to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation
- xià下bù不lái来tái台unable to save face in public
- xià下lín临wú无dì地bottomless drop from a great height
- xià下lín临wú无jì际looking down upon a boundless depth
- xià下qiáo乔rù入yōu幽descend from good to bad
- xià下qiáo乔mù木rù入yōu幽gǔ谷descend from good to bad situation
- xià下qiáo乔qiān迁gǔ谷decline from prosperity to adversity
- xià下huí回fēn分jiě解To be continued
- xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
- xià下sāi塞shàng上lóng聋blocked below, deaf above
- xià下xué学shàng上dá达learn from practical to profound
Questions about 下井投石
- What does 下井投石 mean?
- 下井投石 (xià jǐng tóu shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to worsen someone's already difficult situation”.
- How do you pronounce 下井投石?
- 下井投石 is pronounced xià jǐng tóu shí in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 下井投石 literally mean?
- Literally, 下井投石 means “Drop stones into a well for someone who has fallen in”. It is used to mean “to worsen someone's already difficult situation”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 下井投石?
- 见人掉进井里，不但不搭救，反而向井里仍石头。