- 索然无味 suǒránwúwèi dull and insipiddull and insipid; boring; lacking in interest or flavor
- 枯燥无味 kūzàowúwèi dry and boringdull and uninteresting; tedious and dreary
- 淡而无味 dàn'érwúwèi tastelesstasteless or bland food; lacking in flavor
- 语言无味 yǔyánwúwèi insipid languageinsipid and boring language; dull or tasteless expression
- 食之无味，弃之可惜 shízhīwúwèiqìzhīkěxī hardly worth having but hard to let goDescribes something that has little value or use, yet one is still reluctant to discard or part with it; literally, it tastes like nothing when eaten but feels like a pity to throw away
- 言语无味 yányǔwúwèi dull speechDescribing someone whose speech or conversation is empty and lacks substance; boring to listen to.
- 食之无味，弃之不甘 shízhīwúwèiqìzhībùgān hardly worth keeping but a pity to loseLiteral meaning is something that is tasteless to eat yet hard to throw away; used to describe things that have little value but one is still reluctant to part with them.
- 干燥无味 gānzàowúwèi dry and tastelessdry and tasteless; dull and uninteresting