打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

打 dǎ
HSK 1
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
落 luò
HSK 4
fall, drop; net income, surplus
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
狗 gǒu
HSK 1
dog, canis familiaris