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진 (이) The part “이” may be omitted. 빠지다 [떨어지다] Possible alternative: “떨어지다” · Usage not verified

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 진(이) 빠지다[떨어지다]
  • 진이 빠지다
  • 진 빠지다
  • 진이 떨어지다 Unverified form
  • 진 떨어지다 Unverified form

English rendering be drained Literal translation: “one’s vitality drains [falls]”

Meaning 1

실망을 하거나 싫증이 나서 더 이상의 의욕을 상실하다. 또는 힘을 다 써서 기진맥진해지다.

To lose further motivation through disappointment or weariness, or to become exhausted after using all one’s strength.

Dictionary example 1

며칠 밤을 새우고 나자 그는 완전히 진이 빠져 버렸다.

After several sleepless nights, he was completely drained.

Dictionary example 2

온갖 설득에도 꼼짝 않는 고집 앞에 진이 떨어졌다.

I lost heart before stubbornness unmoved by every attempt at persuasion.

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These idioms are linked to the same word, “진”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

Illustration of the first meaning of “진을 빼다”: Use up all strength or energy and make someone exhausted. Exhaust one's strength Use up all strength or energy and make someone exhausted.

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“진이 빠지다” — be drained: To lose further motivation through disappointment or weariness, or to become exhausted after using all one’s strength.
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