吃别人嚼过的馍不香

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

chī

variant of 吃[chi1]

bié

to leave; to part (from)

rén

person; people

jiáo

to chew

guò

to cross

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

small loaf of steamed bread

no; not so

xiāng

fragrant