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食不知味

shí bù zhī wèidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to eat without tasting the food / worried or downhearted (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

食不知味 食不知味 [shi2 bu4 zhi1 wei4] /lit. to eat without tasting the food/worried or downhearted (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 食
    shí

    to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse

    sì

    to feed (a person or animal)

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 知
    zhī

    to know / to be aware

  • 味
    wèi

    taste / smell / (fig.) (bound form) flavor / character / atmosphere / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription

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