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落汤鸡

luò tāng jī

3-character word Traditional 落湯雞

What 落汤鸡 means

1. a person who looks drenched and bedraggled
2. like a drowned rat
3. deep distress

The characters in 落汤鸡

• 落luòto fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
• 汤tāngsoup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs
• 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute

Example sentences

• 我被雨淋成了落汤鸡。
  Wǒ bèi yǔ lín chéngle luòtāngjī.
  I was utterly soaked by the downpour.