吃别人嚼过的馍不香

chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng

lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)

fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first

吃

chī

variant of 吃[chi1]

别

bié

to leave; to part (from)

人

rén

person; people

嚼

jiáo

to chew

过

guò

to cross

的

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

馍

mó

small loaf of steamed bread

不

bù

no; not so

香

xiāng

fragrant