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Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
茶番 • (chaban)
- one who serves tea to guests; a server
- (historical) a type of short, improvised farcical skit popular in the 18th century
- Synonym: 茶番狂言 (chaban kyōgen)
- a farce; (in negative connotation) a foolish performance; a transparent performance; (in humorous connotation) screwing around
2010 December 12, chu-san , “‘Tonda chaban’ to wa dono yō o iu no desu ka [How do you use the phrase ‘terrible farce’?]”, in Chiebukuro:
- 選挙間近になると、どの政党も口を揃えて「消費税据置き」なんて好き勝手言ってるけど、ただ政権握りたいだけで、全くとんだ茶番だよ！
- Senkyo majika ni naru to, dono seitō mo kuchi o soroete “shōhizei sueoki” nante suki katte itteru kedo, tada seiken nigiritai dake de, mattaku tonda chaban da yo!
- Before the election, all the parties were saying, “Defer the consumption tax,” but they just want to seize power. What a complete farce!
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