家常便饭 jiācháng biànfàn home-cooked meal

Explanation

指家中日常的饭食。也比喻常见的事情。

Refers to daily meals at home. It is also used as a metaphor for common things.

Origin Story

小明家境普通，每天的饭菜都是家常便饭，但他并不觉得难过。他认为，家常便饭虽然简单，但充满家的温暖。爸爸妈妈辛勤工作，为了给他提供最好的生活，家常便饭的味道是他们爱的象征。小明珍惜这份平凡的幸福，努力学习，希望将来能回报父母的养育之恩。他明白，幸福不是山珍海味，而是在平淡的生活中，感受家人的爱，家常便饭的味道。

xiǎoming jiā jìng pǔtōng, měitiān de fàncài dōu shì jiācháng biànfàn, dàn tā bìng bù juéde nánguò. tā rènwéi, jiācháng biànfàn suīrán jiǎndān, dàn chōngmǎn jiā de wēnnuǎn. bàba māmā xīnqín gōngzuò, wèile gěi tā tígōng zuì hǎo de shēnghuó, jiācháng biànfàn de wèidao shì tāmen ài de xiàngzhēng. xiǎoming zhīxī zhè fèn píngfán de xìngfú, nǔlì xuéxí, xīwàng jiānglái néng huí bào fùmǔ de yǎngyù zhī ēn. tā míngbái, xìngfú bùshì shānzhēn hǎiwèi, ér shì zài píngdàn de shēnghuó zhōng, gǎnshòu jiārén de ài, jiācháng biànfàn de wèidao.

Ming's family was ordinary, and their daily meals were simple home-cooked fare. But he didn't feel sad about it. He believed that home-cooked meals, while simple, were full of warmth. His parents worked hard to provide him with the best life, and the taste of home-cooked meals was a symbol of their love. Ming cherished this ordinary happiness, studied diligently, and hoped to repay his parents' kindness in the future. He understood that happiness wasn't about delicacies but about feeling the love of his family in a simple life and the taste of everyday meals.

Usage

常用来形容普通平常的饭菜，也比喻常见的事情。

cháng yòng lái xiángróng pǔtōng píngcháng de fàncài, yě bǐyù chángjiàn de shìqíng

Often used to describe ordinary meals, but also to refer to common things.

Examples

• 今天的晚餐是家常便饭。

  jīntiān de wǎncān shì jiācháng biànfàn

  Tonight's dinner is a simple home-cooked meal.

• 这对于他来说只是家常便饭。

  zhè duì yú tā lái shuō zhǐshì jiācháng biànfàn

  This is just commonplace for him.

• 解决这个问题对他来说是家常便饭。

  jiějué zhège wèntí duì yú tā lái shuō shì jiācháng biànfàn

  Solving this problem is commonplace for him

Related Idioms

• 粗茶淡饭

• 平常

• 普通

Opposite Idioms

• 盛宴

• 大餐