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We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「枯燥無味」, explained below.

The featured idiom 「枯燥無味」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.

Boring: monotonous. Describes something that is monotonous and boring.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

kū zào wú wèi

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

fu1 chou3 mou4 mei6/mei2

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