ANSWER: a tea and rice matter
Dong-A's Prime Korean-English Dictionary defines 다반사 (茶飯事) as "a matter of no importance," but it literally means "a tea (茶) [and] rice (飯) matter (事)," and tea and rice are things Asians drink or eat everyday. In other words, seeing people in Asia drinking tea and eating rice is a common sight and nothing to get excited about.
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| From Dong-A's Prime Korean-English Dictionary |
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