投井下石 in English tou2 jing3 xia4 shi2 Meaning

Meanings

• to throw stones at somebody who has fallen down a well (idiomatic expression)
• to hit a person when he's down

Pinyin

tou2 jing3 xia4 shi2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

投tou2to cast 井jing3Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 下xia4down 石shi2surname Shi