食之无味，弃之可惜

shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī

Definisi

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

Kata penyusun 食之无味，弃之可惜

• 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 可 kě: can
• 可惜 kě xī: it is a pity
• 无 wú: not to have
• 惜 xī: to cherish
• 弃 qì: to abandon
• 无味 wú wèi: flavorless; unpalatable
• 食 shí: to eat
• 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)