Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「摶沙嚼蠟」—details below.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「摶沙嚼蠟」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
A metaphor for being empty and tasteless.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tuán shā jiáo là
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tyun4 sa1 jeuk3 laap6
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