二に番ばん煎せんじ

noun

rehash; boring rerun; stale imitation

Idiomatic expression for something that is a mere copy or rehash of an earlier idea, lacking originality. Often used critically.

• その新しん作さく映えい画がは前ぜん作さくの二に番ばん煎せんじに過すぎない。

  The new movie is nothing more than a rehash of the previous one.

• 彼かれの提てい案あんはいつも誰だれかの二に番ばん煎せんじだ。

  His proposals are always just stale imitations of someone else's ideas.

noun

second brew of tea

Literal meaning: the second infusion of tea leaves, which is weaker and less flavorful. This literal sense is the origin of the idiomatic use.

• 二に番ばん煎せんじは一いち番ばん茶ちゃより味あじが薄うすい。

  The second brew of tea is weaker in flavor than the first.