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索然無味

简索然无味 · 繁索然無味

Mandarin · pinyin suǒ rán wú wèi

dull
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
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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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(idiomatic) bored; unenthused
(idiomatic) dull; boring; tedious

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