食之無味,棄之不甘

简 食之无味,弃之不甘 · 繁 食之無味,棄之不甘
Mandarin · pinyin shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī bù gān

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  1. see 食之無味,棄之可惜 shí zhī wú wèi, qì zhī kě xī
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食
shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
無
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味
wèi · taste, smell, odor; delicacy
棄
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
甘
gān · sweetness; sweet, tasty
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
弃
qì · reject, abandon, discard
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sik6 zi1 mou4 mei6, hei3 zi1 bat1 gam1

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食之無味,棄之不甘 · shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 bu4 gan1
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Exact source record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]/