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落湯雞

简落汤鸡 · 繁落湯雞

Mandarin · pinyin luò tāng jī

a person who looks drenched and bedraggled
like a drowned rat
deep distress

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落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
湯: Look up this written character
雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
汤: tāng · hot water; soup, gravy, broth
鸡: jī · chicken

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4–1–1 · luo4 tang1 ji1

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lok6 tong1 gai1

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noun

(idiomatic, figurative) someone who is soaking wet; someone who looks like a drowned rat (Classifier: 隻／只 m c w)
(idiomatic, figurative) someone in a difficult situation

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