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食之无味，弃之可惜【shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī】

lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them

食之无味，弃之可惜【shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī】

lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them

食

HSK 21

含义eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184

拼音shí

之

HSK 42

含义marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

拼音zhī

无

HSK 4

含义negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

拼音wú

味

HSK 22

含义taste, smell, odor; delicacy

拼音wèi

弃

HSK 52

含义reject, abandon, discard

拼音qì

可

HSK 21

含义may, can, -able; possibly

拼音kě

惜

HSK 52

含义pity, regret, rue, begrudge

拼音xī