- to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
- to hit a person when he's down
Characters
- 落 (落): to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind
- 井 (井): Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing
- 下 (下): down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- 石 (石): surname Shi; abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 落井下石
- MDBG: 落井下石
- Examples with 落井下石 on Tatoeba
Examples
落井下石乃人之天性。