Chinese

		eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed	's; him/her/it; this	-less; not to have; no -less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-	taste		abandon; relinquish; to discard abandon; relinquish; to discard; to throw away	's; him/her/it; this	a shame; too bad
trad. (食之無味，棄之可惜)		食	之	無	味	，	棄	之	可惜
simp. (食之无味，弃之可惜)		食	之	无	味	，	弃	之	可惜

Idiom

食之無味，棄之可惜

1. some things have no apparent value, but one still can't bear to throw them away
   • 2005: anon., www.tynews.com.cn

     李嘉誠心有不甘棄20年夢想食之無味棄之可惜

     Li Jia sincerely did not wish to let go of a twenty year dream of his, he just could not bear to part with it.