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味同嚼蜡

wèi tóng jiáo là

4-character word Traditional 味同嚼蠟

What 味同嚼蜡 means

1. lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
2. fig. tasteless; insipid

The characters in 味同嚼蜡

• 味wèitaste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel
• 同tónglike; same; similar
• 嚼jiáoto chew; also pr. jué
• 蜡làcandle; wax

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