味同嚼蠟

Chinese

taste
like; same; similar
like; same; similar; together; alike; with
 
to chew candle; wax
trad. (味同嚼蠟)
simp. (味同嚼蜡)

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wèitóngjiáolà, wèitóngjuélà
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄚˋ, ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄚˋ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): mei6 tung4 zoek3 laap6

Idiom

味同嚼蠟

  1. tastes as if one is chewing wax; insipid; tasteless