吃 别 人 嚼 过 的 馍 不 香

chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāngdictionary entry

lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom) / fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first

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Original source entry:

吃別人嚼過的饃不香 吃别人嚼过的馍不香 [chi1 bie2 ren2 jiao2 guo4 de5 mo2 bu4 xiang1] /lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)/fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first/

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