打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu

to hit sb when he's down

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to hit sb when he's down
  2. 2. lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
  3. 3. fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy

Characters

Character Meaning
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
落 luò HSK 4
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
狗 gǒu HSK 1
dog