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Definition(s) for: 味同嚼蜡

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
味同嚼蜡 wèi tóng jiáo là - lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
- fig. tasteless; insipid

List Ranking:

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 52,331 97,902 73,359

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wèi- taste
- smell
- (fig.) (noun suffix) feel
- quality
- sense
- (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
tóng- like
- same
- similar
- together
- alike
- with
tòng- see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
jiáo- to chew
- also pr. [jue2]
jiào- used in 倒嚼[dao3 jiao4]
- candle
- wax

Other Words Containing 味同嚼蜡

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
味同嚼蜡 - - 52,331 97,902 73,359