食之无味,弃之不甘

shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī bù gān

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]

shí

to eat

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])

not to have

wèi

taste

,

to abandon

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])

no; not so

gān

abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]