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單調乏味

简单调乏味 · 繁單調乏味

Mandarin · pinyin dān diào fá wèi

monotonous
dull
tedious (idiom)

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乏: fá · lack; poor
味: wèi · taste, smell, odor; delicacy
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
调: diào · transfer, move, change; tune

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1–4–2–4 · dan1 diao4 fa2 wei4

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