Definitions

1. 1. lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom)
2. 2. fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them

Components

• 食 shí – to eat
• 之 zhī – (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
• 无味 wú wèi – tasteless
• 弃 qì – to abandon
• 可惜 kě xī – it is a pity