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落湯雞

落湯雞

See also: 落汤鸡

Chinese

		alight; to fall; to drop (behind) alight; to fall; to drop (behind); leave behind	soup; hot water	fowl; chicken
trad. (落湯雞)		落	湯	雞
simp. (落汤鸡)		落	汤	鸡
Literally: “a chicken that fell in the soup”.

Noun

落湯雞

(idiomatic) a person caught in the rain and soaked through
(idiomatic) a person in a difficult situation

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): luòtāngjī

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄤㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lok⁶ tong¹ gai¹
Wu (Wiktionary): loq than ji (T5)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: luòtāngjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄤㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luohtangji
  - IPA ^(key): /lu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lok⁶ tong¹ gai¹
  - Yale: lohk tōng gāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lok⁹ tong¹ gai¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lɔːk̚² tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: loq than ji (T5)
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊʔ¹¹ tʰã²² t͡ɕi²³/