味同嚼蜡 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax
• fig. tasteless; insipid

Character by character

• 味wèitaste; smell, odor; delicacy
• 同tóngsame, similar; together with, alike
• 嚼jiáoto prattle, to be glib
• 蜡làcandle, wax; maggot

Idioms sharing a character

• 五味俱全 wǔ wèi jù quán
• 五味杂陈 wǔ wèi zá chén
• 单调乏味 dān diào fá wèi
• 津津有味 jīn jīn yǒu wèi
• 珍馐美味 zhēn xiū měi wèi
• 耐人寻味 nài rén xún wèi
• 食不知味 shí bù zhī wèi
• 香味扑鼻 xiāng wèi pū bí
• 一视同仁 yī shì tóng rén
• 不同凡响 bù tóng fán xiǎng

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