落湯雞

Simplified: 落汤鸡

luòtāngjī ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄤ ㄐㄧ

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

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally
chicken fallen into hot soup
Meaning
A person soaked through and looking bedraggled. Humorous; like 'drowned rat'.

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