Meaning of 味同嚼蜡
味同嚼蜡 means as tasteless as chewing wax; insipid; dry and dull. Pronounced wèi tóng jiáo là.
- as tasteless as chewing wax; insipid; dry and dull
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
wèi味
tóng同
jiáo嚼
là蜡
，
tái台
xià下
tīng听
zhòng众
fēn纷
fēn纷
dǎ打
qǐ起
le了
kē瞌
shuì睡
。
His speech was as dry as dust, and the audience below began to doze off one after another.
Zhè这
piān篇
xué学
shù术
lùn论
wén文
suī虽
rán然
yǐn引
jīng经
jù据
diǎn典
，
dàn但
dú读
lái来
wèi味
tóng同
jiáo嚼
là蜡
，
háo毫
wú无
xīn新
yì意
。
Although this academic paper was full of classical citations, reading it was like chewing wax—completely devoid of originality.
Rú如
guǒ果
jiào教
xué学
nèi内
róng容
wèi味
tóng同
jiáo嚼
là蜡
，
xué学
shēng生
zì自
rán然
tí提
bù不
qǐ起
xìng兴
qù趣
。
If the teaching content is insipid, students naturally cannot muster any interest.