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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pò jiù bù kān
"经过漫长的旅行，他的衣服显得破旧不堪。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Damaged, worn, or tired after much use or a hard night out.
"After working in the garden all weekend, my favorite boots were decidedly worse for wear." - 2
In a slightly impaired, exhausted, or intoxicated condition.
"He staggered home after the party, looking a bit worse for wear."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the literal sense of clothing or equipment being damaged or deteriorated through extended use ('wear'). By the 19th century, the idiom expanded metaphorically to describe people or objects showing physical exhaustion, damage, or disrepair resulting from a strenuous experience.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Worse for wear" is said worldwide
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fatigué par l'usage
Transliteration: fatiɡe paʁ lyzaʒ
"Après cette longue randonnée, mes chaussures étaient fatiguées par l'usage."
mitgenommen
Transliteration: mitgenommen
"Nach dem langen Umzug sahen die Möbel ziemlich mitgenommen aus."
logoro
Transliteration: lóɡoro
"La giacca sembrava piuttosto logora dopo anni di utilizzo."
desgastado
Transliteration: desgastado
"El viejo sofá se veía bastante desgastado."
gasto
Transliteration: ɡastu
"O carro velho parecia um pouco gasto após a viagem longa."
जीर्ण-शीर्ण
Transliteration: jeern-sheern
"लंबे सफर के बाद उसकी कार काफी जीर्ण-शीर्ण लग रही थी।"
破旧不堪
Transliteration: pò jiù bù kān
"经过漫长的旅行，他的衣服显得破旧不堪。"
낡아 빠진
Transliteration: nalk-a ppajin
"그의 코트는 오랜 사용으로 낡아 빠져 보였다."
くたびれた
Transliteration: kutabireta
"その古い革靴はずいぶんくたびれていた。"
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