Definition & Meaning

1.common meal; homely food/fare; ordinary simple meal

2.common occurrence; routine; all in the day's work; matter of daily occurrence

jiā cháng biàn fàn

家 常 便 饭

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1
n.common meal; homely food/fare; ordinary simple meal
- zài zhè chī wǔ fàn ba jiā cháng biàn fàn
  在这吃午饭吧。家常便饭。
  How about staying for lunch. Just potluck.
- zhōu liù wǒ qù chī le dùn jiā cháng biàn fàn
  周六我去吃了顿家常便饭。
  On Saturday, I went to a potluck supper.
synonym
cū chá dàn fàn粗茶淡饭 jia cháng chá fàn家常茶饭
antonym
shān zhēn hǎi wèi山珍海味 shān zhēn hǎi cuò山珍海错
2
n.metacommon occurrence; routine; all in the day's work; matter of daily occurrence
- jiā bān shì tā de jiā cháng biàn fàn
  加班是她的家常便饭
  She routinely works overtime.
- bān jiā duì kān tàn duì yuán lái shuō jiù shì jiā cháng biàn fàn
  搬家对勘探队员来说，就是家常便饭。
  To the members of a prospecting team, moving from place to place is all in the day's work.
- jiù shí dāng xué tú ái dǎ shòu mà shì jiā cháng biàn fàn
  旧时当学徒，挨打受骂是家常便饭。
  In the old times, it was routine for an apprentice to be cursed and beaten.

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