shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī
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
食
shí
to eat
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
无
wú
not to have
味
wèi
taste
,
,
弃
qì
to abandon
可
kě
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able
惜
xī
to cherish