茶ちゃ腹ばら

noun

stomach filled with tea

Refers to the feeling of having one's stomach full from drinking tea, often used in the proverb 茶腹も一時 (ちゃばらもいっとき, 'a tea-filled stomach is a temporary relief').

• 茶ちゃ腹ばらも一いっ時ときというから、お茶ちゃを飲のんでしのごう。

  They say a tea-filled stomach is a temporary relief, so let's drink some tea to tide us over.

• 茶ちゃ腹ばらではすぐにお腹なかが空すいてしまう。

  A stomach filled with tea soon becomes hungry again.