食鸡肋

Traditional (Taiwan): 食雞肋

shíjīlèi ㄕˊ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄟˋ

    • to have something of little value that is a pity to discard

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
eat chicken ribs
Meaning
A variant of 吃鸡肋: having something of little value that is a pity to throw away. The book only refers readers to the usual form.

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