食之無味，棄之可惜 [－－无－－弃－－－]

Jyutping sik6 zi1 mou4 mei6 ， hei3 zi1 ho2 sik1
Pinyin shí zhī wú wèi ， qì zhī kě xí

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    too arduous to relish, too wasteful to discard.(some things have no apparent value, but one still can't bear to throw them away)
    • 李嘉誠心有不甘棄20年夢想食之無味棄之可惜
      李嘉诚心有不甘弃20年梦想食之无味弃之可惜
      lǐ jiā chéng xīn yǒu bù gān qì ２０ nián mèng xiǎng shí zhī wú wèi qì zhī kě xī
      Li Ka-shing did not wish to let go of a twenty year dream of his, he just could not bear to part with it.

食之無味，棄之可惜 [－－无－－弃－－－]

Jyutping sik6 zi1 mou4 mei6 ， hei3 zi1 ho2 sik1
Pinyin shí zhī wú wèi ， qì zhī kě xī

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    too arduous to relish, too wasteful to discard.(some things have no apparent value, but one still can't bear to throw them away)
    • 李嘉誠心有不甘棄20年夢想食之無味棄之可惜
      李嘉诚心有不甘弃20年梦想食之无味弃之可惜
      lǐ jiā chéng xīn yǒu bù gān qì ２０ nián mèng xiǎng shí zhī wú wèi qì zhī kě xī
      Li Ka-shing did not wish to let go of a twenty year dream of his, he just could not bear to part with it.

食之無味，棄之可惜 [－－无－－弃－－－]

Jyutping sik6 zi1 mou4 mei6 , hei3 zi1 ho2 sik1
Pinyin shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī

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