Meanings
- lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
- fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
Written Forms
食之無味,棄之可惜Traditional · Main Form
食之无味,弃之可惜Alternate Form
sik6 zi1 mou4 mei6 ,hei3 zi1 ho2 sik1
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) · fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them