棄 qì

reject, abandon, discard

DEFINITIONS

  • reject, abandon, discard
  • to abandon
  • to relinquish
  • to discard
  • to throw away

WORDS

離棄 lí qì to abandon
零廢棄 líng fèi qì zero waste
食之無味，棄之不甘 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]
食之無味，棄之可惜 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
黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴 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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