吃雞肋

Simplified: 吃鸡肋

chījīlèi ㄔ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄟˋ

    • to do something of little value but hard to give up

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
eat chicken ribs
Meaning
To do something of little value but hard to give up. Like something not worth keeping but a pity to drop.

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