陳腐(ちんぷ)

ちんぷ
na-adjective
stale; clichéd; hackneyed; trite
1. stale; clichéd; hackneyed; trite
Lacking originality or freshness; overused to the point of being uninteresting or ineffective.
陳腐(ちんぷ)な表現(ひょうげん)は避(さ)けたい。
I want to avoid clichéd expressions.
その考(かんが)えはもう陳腐(ちんぷ)だ。
That idea is already stale.
陳腐(ちんぷ)な言(い)い回(まわ)しばかりで心(こころ)に響(ひび)かない演説(えんぜつ)だった。
The speech was full of hackneyed phrases and didn't resonate.

陳腐(ちんぷ) describes ideas or expressions that have become stale.

WORD FORMATION:

  • 陳(ちん) (old, stale) + 腐(ふ) (rot, decay)
  • Literally: old and rotten

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 陳腐(ちんぷ)な表現(ひょうげん): clichéd expression
  • 陳腐(ちんぷ)な考(かんが)え: stale idea
  • 陳腐(ちんぷ)な言(い)い回(まわ)し: hackneyed phrase
  • 陳腐(ちんぷ)になる: to become stale/hackneyed

USAGE NOTE:
Often used in creative writing and critique contexts to describe ideas, expressions, or approaches that lack originality.

OPPOSITE:

  • 斬新(ざんしん): novel, innovative
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