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落汤鸡

Word · NounTraditional落湯雞

person soaked like a drowned rat; drenched person

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

person soaked to the skin; drenched person

informal

A vivid idiom used to describe someone completely drenched by rain, sweat, or water, emphasizing a pitiful or comical state.

Gāng刚
cái才
nà那
chǎng场
dà大
yǔ雨
bǎ把
wǒ我
jiāo浇
chéng成
le了
yī一
zhī只
luò落
tāng汤
jī鸡
 。

That heavy rain just now drenched me completely.

Tā他
pǎo跑
wán完
bù步
 ,
hún浑
shēn身
shì是
hàn汗
 ,
huó活
xiàng像
yī一
zhī只
luò落
tāng汤
jī鸡
 。

After his run, he was covered in sweat, looking like a drowned rat.

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Cóng从
yǒng泳
chí池
lǐ里
pá爬
chū出
lái来
 ,
hái孩
zi子
men们
dōu都
chéng成
le了
luò落
tāng汤
jī鸡
 。

Climbing out of the pool, the children were all soaking wet.