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吃別人嚼過的饃不香

简吃别人嚼过的馍不香 · 繁吃別人嚼過的饃不香

Mandarin · pinyin chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng

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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吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
別: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
嚼: jué · prattle, be glib
過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
的: de · possessive, adjectival suffix
饃: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
别: bié · separate, other; do not
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
馍: mó · bread

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1–2–2–2–4–5–2–4–1 · chi1 bie2 ren2 jiao2 guo4 de5 mo2 bu4 xiang1

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