打落水狗

daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2

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

Meanings

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

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