落湯雞

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See also: 落汤鸡

Chinese

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to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind soup; hot water fowl; chicken
trad. (落湯雞/落湯鷄) /
simp. (落汤鸡)
Literally: “a chicken that fell in hot water”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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落湯雞

  1. (idiomatic, figurative) someone who is soaking wet; someone who looks like a drowned rat
  2. (idiomatic, figurative) someone in a difficult situation