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:2026/01/07
ぼろぞうきん
Kanji
ぼろ雑巾
Noun
literally
Japanese Meaning
使い古して破れたり汚れたりした雑巾。転じて、ひどくこき使われて疲れ切った人や、散々に扱われた人のたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもつかいふるして、きたなくなったぞうきんや、そのようにあつかわれた人をいう
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
破旧的抹布 / 比喻被使用后遭抛弃的人
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
破爛抹布;破布 / (比喻)被利用後丟棄的人
Korean Meaning
낡아빠진 걸레 / 비유적으로 이용만 당하고 버려진 사람
Vietnamese Meaning
giẻ lau rách nát / (bóng) người bị lợi dụng rồi vứt bỏ, bị đối xử như giẻ rách
Tagalog Meaning
sira-sirang basahan (panglinis) / (metapora) taong ginamit at itinapon na parang basahan
Sense(1)
(literally) beat-up cleaning cloth
Sense(2)
Used in metaphor to describe one who is used and abandoned.
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(literally) beat-up cleaning cloth / Used in metaphor to describe one who is used and abandoned.
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ぼろぞうきん
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It's difficult to wipe the floor with this beat-up cleaning cloth.
It's difficult to wipe the floor with this beat-up cleaning cloth.
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このぼろぞうきんで床を拭くのは難しい。
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