落水狗

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luòshuǐgǒu ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ

- a bad person who has lost power
- a villain down on his luck

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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally: dog fallen in the water
Meaning: A bad person who has lost power and is down on their luck. Contemptuous; people often add that one should keep beating them.

Words with 落水狗

Starting with 落水狗

落水狗上岸 luòshuǐgǒushàng'àn like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over

Ending with 落水狗

打落水狗 dǎluòshuǐgǒu lit. to beat a drowning dog

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