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吃别人嚼过的馍不香

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chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng

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  1. 1. lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first

Child Words of 吃别人嚼过的馍不香

不
bù

no; not so

人
rén

person; people

别人
bié ren

other people; others; other person

吃
chī

to eat

嚼
jiáo

to chew

别
biè

to make sb change their ways, opinions etc

的
de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

的
dī

see 的士[dī shì]

的
dí

really and truly

的
dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)

香
xiāng

fragrant

馍
mó

small loaf of steamed bread

别
bié

to leave

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