索然寡味 suǒ rán guǎ wèi

DEFINITIONS

  1. dull and insipid

CHARACTERS

索 suǒ large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
然 rán yes, certainly; pledge, promise
寡 guǎ widowed; alone, friendless
味 wèi taste, smell, odor; delicacy