打落水狗 in English da3 luo4 shui3 gou3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) to beat a drowning dog (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
• to hit somebody when he's down

Pinyin

da3 luo4 shui3 gou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

打da3dozen (loanword) 落luo4to leave out 水shui3surname Shui 狗gou3dog