| RADICAL | ⽊ (75.8) |
|---|---|
| STROKES | 12 |
| SIMPLIFIED | 弃 |
reject, abandon, discard
| 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) |