"落井下石" meaning in Chinese

See 落井下石 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /lu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /lɔːk̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ haː²² sɛːk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ha²²⁻²¹ siɪk̚⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /lu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/, /lɔːk̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ haː²² sɛːk̚²/, /lɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ha²²⁻²¹ siɪk̚⁴/ Chinese transliterations: luòjǐngxiàshí [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lok⁶ zeng² haa⁶ sek⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lo̍k-chéng-hā-se̍k, luòjǐngxiàshí [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], luòjǐngsiàshíh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], lo⁴-ching³-hsia⁴-shih² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], lwò-jǐng-syà-shŕ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], luohjiingshiahshyr [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], лоцзинсяши [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], loczinsjaši [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], lohk jéng hah sehk [Cantonese, Yale], lok⁹ dzeng² haa⁶ sek⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], log⁶ zéng² ha⁶ ség⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lo̍k-chéng-hā-se̍k [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], lo̍k-tsíng-hā-si̍k [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], logzefnghaxsek [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: From a famous epitaph written by Han Yu: : Note that the character 阱 (jǐng, “pitfall”) is replaced by the homonym 井 (jǐng, “well”). Etymology templates: {{c.|820}} c. 820, {{lw|zh|韓愈}} 韓愈, {{lw|zh|s:柳子厚墓誌銘|柳子厚墓誌銘|pref=《|suf=》}} 《柳子厚墓誌銘》, {{zh-l|阱|pitfall}} 阱 (jǐng, “pitfall”), {{zh-l|井|well}} 井 (jǐng, “well”) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 落井下石
  1. to kick someone when they are down Wikipedia link: Han Yu, Liu Tsu-hou Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 打落水狗 (dǎluòshuǐgǒu)
    Sense id: en-落井下石-zh-phrase-2z91S4Hw Categories (other): Cantonese chengyu, Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Hokkien chengyu, Mandarin chengyu, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ha²²⁻²¹ siɪk̚⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔːk̚² t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ haː²² sɛːk̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ha²²⁻²¹ siɪk̚⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "dǎluòshuǐgǒu",
      "word": "打落水狗"
    }
  ],
  "word": "落井下石"
}

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  "subsection": "",
  "title": "落井下石",
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  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: '(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺'",
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