打落水狗 — “Beat a drowning dog”
打落水狗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to continue attacking an already defeated and vulnerable bad person or enemy, preventing them from recovering”. Literally, “Beat a drowning dog”.
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More idioms starting with 打
- dǎ打xià下mǎ马wēi威Assert dominance with an intimidating first impression
- dǎ打gè个zhào照miàn面run into someone unexpectedly
- dǎ打rén人mà骂gǒu狗to be abusive and tyrannical
- dǎ打guāng光gùn棍to remain a bachelor
- dǎ打rù入lěng冷gōng宫relegated to the sidelines
- dǎ打fèng凤lāo捞lóng龙Scout for rare and outstanding talent
- dǎ打fèng凤láo牢lóng龙to trap a powerful opponent
- dǎ打chū出diào吊rù入stride in and out menacingly
- dǎ打chū出wáng王pái牌play one's trump card
- dǎ打jī击bào报fù复strike back in revenge
- dǎ打qín勤xiàn献qù趣to flatter and please
- dǎ打zuǐ嘴xiàn现shì世make a fool of oneself in public
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Open the tool →Questions about 打落水狗
What does 打落水狗 mean?
打落水狗 (dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to continue attacking an already defeated and vulnerable bad person or enemy, preventing them from recovering”.
How do you pronounce 打落水狗?
打落水狗 is pronounced dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 打落水狗 literally mean?
Literally, 打落水狗 means “Beat a drowning dog”. It is used to mean “to continue attacking an already defeated and vulnerable bad person or enemy, preventing them from recovering”.
What is the Chinese definition of 打落水狗?
比喻继续打击已经失败的坏人。