味同嚼蠟

Chinese

		taste	like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with	to chew	candle; wax
trad. (味同嚼蠟)		味	同	嚼	蠟
simp. (味同嚼蜡)		味	同	嚼	蜡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèitóngjiáolà, wèitóngjuélà

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄚˋ, ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁶ tung⁴ zoek³ laap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèitóngjiáolà
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèitóngjiáolà
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-tʻung²-chiao²-la⁴
    • Yale: wèi-túng-jyáu-là
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weytorngjyaulah
    • Palladius: вэйтунцзяола (vɛjtunczjaola)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ lä⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèitóngjuélà
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèitóngjyuélà
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-tʻung²-chüeh²-la⁴
    • Yale: wèi-túng-jywé-là
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weytorngjyuelah
    • Palladius: вэйтунцзюэла (vɛjtunczjuela)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ lä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁶ tung⁴ zoek³ laap⁶
    • Yale: meih tùhng jeuk laahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶ tung⁴ dzoek⁸ laap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶ tung⁴ zêg³ lab⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²² tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sœːk̚³ laːp̚²/

Idiom

味同嚼蠟

1. tastes as if one is chewing wax; insipid; tasteless