落水 : to fall into wa... : luò shuǐ | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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落水

luò shuǐ
to fall into water to sink overboard fig. to degenerate to sink (into depravity) to go to the dogs

Example Usage
落水管

luò shuǐ guǎn
drainpipe water spout
打落水狗

dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy to hit sb when he's down
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落水狗上岸

luò shuǐ gǒu shàng àn
like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over