打落水狗

dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu

Dictionary entry

lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)

What does 打落水狗 mean?

打落水狗 (dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)

2fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy

3to hit sb when he's down

Character breakdown

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打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]落làto leave out · to be missing 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 狗gǒudog · CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

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打落水狗

dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu

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