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日常茶飯事

February 9, 2023

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Yomi

にちじょうさはんじ

Rōmaji

nichijou sahanji

Type

idiom

Literal Meaning

daily tea rice thing

Meaning

a common or daily event

Synonym

通常運転

Antonym

前代未聞

Additional Info

It comes from the fact that many Japanese people eat rice and drink tea almost every day. Sometimes it is used ironically to indicate a negative incident that is not supposed to happen frequently. For instance, “残業は日常茶飯事だ” means “working overtime is like an everyday event”.

Note that while 茶 usually reads “ちゃ”, it reads “さ” in this expression. This reading is used in a few other words including 茶道 (さどう, “tea ceremony”) and 喫茶店 (きっさてん, “cafe”)

Example

キャンパスでBBQ食べれるなんてすごくない?
なあに、オーストラリアでは日常茶飯事だよ
Isn’t it great that we can have BBQs on campus??
Well, it is very common here in Australia.

彼(かれ)が遅刻(ちこく)するのは日常茶飯事だ
It is quite usual that he comes late.

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