食之无味，弃之不甘

shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī bù gān

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Definitions

  1. 1. see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī]

Child Words of 食之无味，弃之不甘

不
bù

no; not so

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

无
wú

not to have

不甘
bù gān

unreconciled to

弃
qì

to abandon

无味
wú wèi

flavorless; unpalatable

甘
gān

sweet

食
shí

to eat

食
sì

to feed (a person or animal)