落汤鸡

Traditional form:

落湯雞

Pinyin (reading):

luòtāngjī

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 落 - to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
• 汤 - soup, gravy, broth; hot water
• 鸡 - chicken

Traditional characters:

• 落 - to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
• 湯 - soup, gravy, broth; hot water
• 雞 - chicken