拖人下水 in English tuo1 ren2 xia4 shui3 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

拖 人 下 水

Traditional Characters

拖 人 下 水

Pinyin

tuo1 ren2 xia4 shui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

拖tuo1variant of 拖[tuo1] 人ren2man 下xia4down 水shui3surname Shui