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落汤鸡 — “A person completely drenched or soaked to the skin”

落汤鸡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person completely drenched or soaked to the skin”. Appearing disheveled and miserable, like a chicken that has fallen into water. Literally, “A chicken fallen into water”.

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落汤鸡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

落汤鸡 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
落
luò12fall, drop, settle, decline
汤
tāng6soup or hot water
鸡
jī7chicken

Example Sentence with 落汤鸡

他没有带伞,突然下起了大雨,走到办公室时他已经成了一个落汤鸡
He didn't bring an umbrella, and it suddenly started raining heavily. By the time he reached the office, he was a drowned rat.

Idioms Related to 落汤鸡

More idioms starting with 落

  • luò落jǐng井xià下shí石exploit someone's misfortune
  • luò落jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in a difficult situation
  • luò落yè叶guī归gēn根Returning to one's roots
  • luò落yè叶zhī知qiū秋A fallen leaf signals autumn's arrival
  • luò落dì地shēng生gēn根settle down and become established
  • luò落tuò拓bù不jī羁unconventional and unconstrained
  • luò落yuè月wū屋liáng梁deep remembrance of a friend
  • luò落shuǐ水gǒu狗a villain who has lost power
  • luò落tāng汤páng螃xiè蟹in a sorry and flustered state
  • luò落zhǐ纸yún云yān烟exquisite calligraphy or writing
  • luò落zhǐ纸rú如fēi飞write with great speed and fluency
  • luò落huā花méi媒ren人facilitator of illicit romance

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Questions about 落汤鸡

What does 落汤鸡 mean?

落汤鸡 (luò tāng jī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person completely drenched or soaked to the skin”.

How do you pronounce 落汤鸡?

落汤鸡 is pronounced luò tāng jī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 落汤鸡 literally mean?

Literally, 落汤鸡 means “a chicken fallen into water”. It is used to mean “a person completely drenched or soaked to the skin”.

What is the Chinese definition of 落汤鸡?

掉进水里的鸡。形容人浑身水淋淋的狼狈相

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