陳 腐(ちんぷ)

ちんぷ

na-adjective

stale; clichéd; hackneyed; trite

evaluation language

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.

Etymology

陳(ちん) (old) + 腐(ぷ) (rot)

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

Usage

Common in reviews and criticism of writing, ideas, and plots that lack originality.

Similar words

ありきたり: ordinary, nothing special; 陳腐(ちんぷ) is stronger — worn out by overuse
凡庸(ぼんよう): mediocre (of ability or quality)
斬新(ざんしん): novel, innovative (the opposite)

Related Words

Antonym: 斬新(ざんしん) (novel, innovative)

Compare: ありきたり (ordinary)

Compare: 凡庸(ぼんよう) (mediocre)

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Added 2026.1.31 11:23 · Revised 2026.9.30 5:42

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