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Chinese idioms like 「投阱下石」 represent a high level of language skill. This free guide helps you learn their meaning and use.

Here, we present the idiom 「投阱下石」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

A metaphor for taking advantage of someone’s misfortune to frame him.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tóu jǐng xià shí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tau4 jeng6/jing6 ha6 sek6

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.