食之无味，弃之不甘

Traditional: 食之無味，棄之不甘

shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī bù gān

Dictionary entry

see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]

What does 食之无味，弃之不甘 mean?

食之无味，弃之不甘 (shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī bù gān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]

Character breakdown

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食shíto eat · food 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]味wèitaste · smell 弃qìto abandon · to relinquish 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-甘Gānsurname Gan · short name for Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4]

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How to pronounce 食之无味，弃之不甘

食之无味，弃之不甘

shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī bù gān

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