痛打

ái le dùn tòng dǎ

挨了顿痛打

get a sound beating

tòng dǎ luò shuǐ quǎn

痛打落水犬

relentlessly beat a drowning dog

tā gěi nà qiè zéi tòng dǎ yī dùn

他给那窃贼痛打一顿。

He gave the burglar a proper/good hiding.

yòng biān tòng dǎ

用鞭痛打

thrash with a whip

tā zāo dào yī qún hùn hùn de tòng dǎ

他遭到一群混混的痛打。

He was beaten up by a gang of young thugs.

tā kàn lái zài zhǎo yī gè jiǎ xiǎng dí lái jiā yǐ tòng dǎ

他看来在找一个假想敌来加以痛打。

He seems to be looking for a man of straw to belabor.