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食之无味，弃之可惜
shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī
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Definitions
- 1. lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
- 2. fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them