穷寇勿追 (窮寇勿追) qióng kòu wù zhuī

qióng kòu wù zhuī set phrase do not press a cornered enemy
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Quote: idiom formed from the Warring States period text 孫子兵法 “Art of War” by Sunzi, section 7 (retranslated from tr. by Giles 1910, p. 68; Guoyu '窮寇勿追')