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味同嚼蜡

wèi tóng jiáo là phrase C2

Traditional: 味同嚼蠟

  1. lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
  2. fig. tasteless; insipid
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但世人一见了功名,便舍着性命去求他,及至到手之后,味同嚼蜡。
儒林外史, p. 1 · C2

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