吃别人嚼过的馍不香 in English chi1 bie2 ren2 jiao2 guo4 de5 mo2 bu4 xiang1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first

Simplified Characters

吃 别 人 嚼 过 的 馍 不 香

Traditional Characters

吃 別 人 嚼 過 的 饃 不 香

Pinyin

chi1 bie2 ren2 jiao2 guo4 de5 mo2 bu4 xiang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吃chi1to eat 别bie2surname Bie 人ren2man 嚼jue2to chew 过guo4surname Guo 的de5of 馍mo2small loaf of steamed bread 不bu4(negative prefix) 香xiang1fragrant