关门打狗 in English guan1 men2 da3 gou3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) shut the door and beat the dog (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard

Simplified Characters

关 门 打 狗

Traditional Characters

關 門 打 狗

Pinyin

guan1 men2 da3 gou3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

关guan1surname Guan 门men2surname Men 打da3dozen (loanword) 狗gou3dog