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ありがた迷惑

October 30, 2022

Yomi

ありがためいわく

Rōmaji

arigata meiwaku

Type

idiom

Literal Meaning

helpful nuisance

Meaning

unpleasant favour

Synonym

お節介, 首を突っ込む, 大きなお世話

Additional Info

ありがたい (“helpful, beneficial, precious”) + 迷惑 (めいわく, “nuisance”). It usually contains a sarcastic connotation.

It is a synonym of お節介; the minor difference is that while ありがた迷惑 describes someone’s favour with a bit of irony, お節介 describes your annoyance like “That’s is none of your business”.

Example

彼女かのじょが親切しんせつにも部屋へやの掃除そうじしてくれたけど、物ものがどこにあるかわからなくなったし、正直しょうじきありがた迷惑だわ
My girlfriend kindly cleaned my room, but that was honestly an unwelcome favour because now I don’t know where all my stuff is.

母親ははおやがよく大量たいりょうのお菓子かしを送おくってくるけれど、あんまり好このみのお菓子かしじゃないし、ありがた迷惑だなー。
My mom often sends me lots of snacks, but that is an unwelcome favour because they are not my favourite.

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