食之无味，弃之可惜
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
idiom
Traditional: 食之無味，棄之可惜
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- (idiom) 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
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Related Words
千虑一得(qiān lǜ yī dé)· a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
→尙(shàng)· variant of 尚, still
→尚(shàng)· still
→一发不可收拾(yī fā bù kě shōu shi)· things that have happened can hardly be controlled
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