茶番
farce
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ちゃばん【茶番】
farce
〖C〗むだでばかげたこと.
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ちゃばん【茶番】
1 〔滑稽な芝居〕 a farcical form of drama. [=
ちゃばんきょうげん]
●茶番をやる play [perform] a farce.
2 〔見えすいたばかげたこと〕 a farce; a charade.
●とんだ茶番だね. It's a complete farce, isn't it?
茶番劇 a farce; a burlesque.
Japanese-English dictionary.
2013.