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索然無味

简 索然无味 · 繁 索然無味
Mandarin · pinyin suǒ rán wú wèi

Meanings

  1. dull
  2. insipid
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索
suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
然
rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise
無
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味
wèi · taste, smell, odor; delicacy
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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3–2–2–4 · suo3 ran2 wu2 wei4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) bored; unenthused
  2. (idiomatic) dull; boring; tedious

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