Character

弃 qì

reject, abandon, discard

HSK 4 #1105

离弃 lí qì	to abandon
零废弃 líng fèi qì	zero waste
食之无味，弃之不甘 shí zhī wú wèi ， qì zhī bù gān	see 食之無味，棄之可惜\|食之无味，弃之可惜[shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1]
食之无味，弃之可惜 shí zhī wú wèi ， qì zhī kě xī	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
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣 huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng	lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells; good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)

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