落花流水
lok6 faa1 lau4 seoi2luò huā liú shuǐ
English
- to be in a sorry state
- to be utterly defeated
- to be utterly defeated; literally: fallen blossoms and flowing water
粵語 — Cantonese
- 慘敗
Examples
我哋足球隊俾其他人打到落花流水。
Our football team was utterly defeated by others.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk