司空見慣

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Chinese

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Minister of Works; here refers to Li Shen
trad. (司空見慣) 司空 見慣
simp. (司空见惯) 司空 见惯
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Etymology

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尚書和州……司空飲饌妙妓……春風》。司空見慣閑事江南刺史 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
尚书和州……司空饮馔妙妓……春风》。司空见惯闲事江南刺史 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 唐·孟棨《本事詩•情感》
Liú Shàngshū Yǔxī bà Hézhōu...... Lǐ Sīkōng bà zhèn zài jīng, mù Liú míng, cháng yāo zhì dì zhōng, hòu shè yǐnzhuàn. Jiǔ hān, mìng miàojì gē yǐ sòng zhī. Liú yú xí shàng fù shī yuē: ‘...... Chūnfēng yī qū “Dù Wéiniáng”. Sīkōng jiàn guàn hún xiánshì, duàn jìn Jiāngnán cìshǐ cháng.’ [Pinyin]
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Idiom

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司空見慣

  1. a common occurrence