Definitions

1. 1. to fall into water
2. 2. to sink
3. 3. overboard
4. 4. fig. to degenerate
5. 5. to sink (into depravity)
6. 6. to go to the dogs

Components

• 落 luò – to fall or drop
• 水 Shuǐ – surname Shui

Related Words

• 落水管 luò shuǐ guǎn – drainpipe
• 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu – lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
• 落水狗上岸 luò shuǐ gǒu shàng àn – like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over