食之无味，弃之可惜

Traditional: 食之無味，棄之可惜

shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī

Dictionary entry

lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)

What does 食之无味，弃之可惜 mean?

食之无味，弃之可惜 (shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)

2fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them

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 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 惜xīto cherish · to begrudge

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How to pronounce 食之无味，弃之可惜

食之无味，弃之可惜

shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī

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