食 之 无 味，弃 之 不 甘

shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī bù gāndictionary entry

see 食之無味，棄之可惜|食之无味，弃之可惜[shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī]

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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:

食之無味，棄之不甘 食之无味，弃之不甘 [shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 bu4 gan1] /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]/

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Other forms in these source records: 食之無味，棄之不甘

食
shí
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
sì
to feed (a person or animal)
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it
无
mó
used in 南無|南无[nā mó]
wú
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
味
wèi
taste / smell / (fig.) (bound form) flavor / character / atmosphere / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
弃
qì
to abandon / to relinquish / to discard / to throw away
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
甘
gān
(bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[kǔ]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth)
Gān
surname Gan / short name for Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gān sù]

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