食之無味，棄之不甘 shí zhī wú wèi ， qì zhī bù gān

DEFINITIONS

  1. 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]

CHARACTERS

食 shí
HSK 5
eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
味 wèi
HSK 4
taste, smell, odor; delicacy
棄 qì reject, abandon, discard
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
甘 gān
HSK 6
sweetness; sweet, tasty