luò​tāng​jī

drenched person

  • created reference approved 落汤鸡/落湯雞 → 只/隻 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    落汤鸡 / 落湯雞 luò​tāng​jī

    只 / 隻 zhī

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 落汤鸡/落湯雞 · luò​tāng​jī · drenched person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    落汤鸡 / 落湯雞

    luò​tāng​jī

    drenched person

    A person who looks drenched and bedraggled, like a chicken that has fallen into hot soup or a "drowned rat"; often used humorously.

    落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 汤 (literal) → 汤/湯 · tāng · hot water 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 落汤鸡/落湯雞 · luò​tāng​jī · person in deep distress — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    落汤鸡 / 落湯雞

    luò​tāng​jī

    person in deep distress

    A person who is in deep distress or an extremely awkward and embarrassing situation.

    落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 汤 (literal) → 汤/湯 · tāng · hot water 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken

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  • created sense approved 落汤鸡/落湯雞 · luò​tāng​jī · chicken in soup — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    落汤鸡 / 落湯雞

    luò​tāng​jī

    chicken in soup

    a chicken that has fallen into hot water; used literally or to describe the appearance of one

    落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 汤 (literal) → 汤/湯 · tāng · hot water 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense