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