十じゅう年ねん一いち日じつ

noun

unchanging for years; same old routine for a decade

A yojijukugo describing a state or attitude that has remained completely unchanged for ten years or a very long time. Often used critically to imply stagnation or lack of progress.

• 彼かれの生せい活かつは十じゅう年ねん一いち日じつのごとく変かわらない。

  His life remains unchanged as if ten years were a single day.

• その会かい社しゃのやり方かたは十じゅう年ねん一いち日じつで、革かく新しんがない。

  The company's methods are the same old routine for a decade, with no innovation.