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嚼蜡

嚼蜡

耳蜡 in English, translation, example... ... 交头接耳 to whisper to one another's ear 嚼蜡 insipid 蜡 candle;wax ...

Sometimes the books do seem kind of silly and very papery, but there are moments when a sentence or a series of sentences clicks.