お茶ちゃの子こ

noun

easy task; piece of cake; cinch

Idiomatic expression meaning something is very easy to do; often used in the phrase お茶の子さいさい (piece of cake).

• こんな仕し事ごとはお茶ちゃの子こさいさいだよ。

  This kind of work is a piece of cake.

• 彼かれにとってはお茶ちゃの子こみたいなものだ。

  For him, it's like a cinch.

noun

cake served with tea; light snack

Literal meaning: a small cake or snack eaten with tea. This sense is less common than the idiomatic use.

• 祖そ母ぼはいつもお茶ちゃの子こを用よう意いしてくれた。

  My grandmother always prepared a light snack to go with tea.