索然无味 suǒ rán wú wèi

DEFINITIONS

  1. dull
  2. insipid

CHARACTERS

索 suǒ large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
然 rán yes, certainly; pledge, promise
无 wú negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
味 wèi taste, smell, odor; delicacy