吃別人嚼過的饃不香

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

吃別人嚼過的饃不香Traditional · Main Form
吃别人嚼过的馍不香Alternate Form

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