味同嚼蠟 wèi tóng jiáo là

DEFINITIONS

  1. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
  2. tasteless
  3. insipid

CHARACTERS

味 wèi taste, smell, odor; delicacy
同 tóng same, similar; together with
嚼 jiáo prattle, be glib
蠟 là wax; candle; waxy, glazed