食之无味，弃之可惜 in English shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them

Pinyin

shi2 zhi1 wu2 wei4 , qi4 zhi1 ke3 xi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

食shi2to eat 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 无wu2not to have 味wei4taste ， 弃qi4to abandon 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 可ke3can 惜xi1to cherish