國語辭典食之無味,棄之可惜
吃起來毫無滋味,丟棄又覺得可惜。語本《三國志.卷一.魏書.武帝紀》裴松之注引《九州春秋》:「夫雞肋,棄之如可惜,食之無所得,以比漢中,知王欲還也。」比喻東西沒什麼用處,又捨不得丟掉。也作「食之無味,棄之不甘」。
英語 lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom), fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
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