味同嚼蜡 (wèi tóng jiáo là) — (idiom) insipid, tasteless, dull — like chewing wax
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'tasteless as chewing wax' — used to describe writing, speeches, or meetings that are utterly boring and flat. Much stronger than plain 无聊.
idiom
insipidtastelessdull — like chewing wax
Examples
- ，味同嚼蜡。Zhè běn shū nèi róng kū zào, dú qǐ lái wèi tóng jiáo là.This book's content is dry; reading it is like chewing wax.
- 味同嚼蜡，。Tā de yǎn jiǎng wèi tóng jiáo là, tīng zhòng dōu kuài shuì zháo le.His speech was so insipid the audience almost fell asleep.
- 味同嚼蜡，。Nà zhǒng huì yì wèi tóng jiáo là, wǒ měi cì dōu xiǎng tí qián lí kāi.That kind of meeting is like chewing wax — I always want to leave early.
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