拖下水 in English tuo1 xia4 shui3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) to pull somebody into the water
• to involve somebody in a messy business
• to get somebody into trouble

Pinyin

tuo1 xia4 shui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拖tuo1variant of 拖[tuo1] 下xia4down 水shui3surname Shui