"食之無味，棄之可惜" meaning in Chinese

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        "2": "As for chicken ribs, it's pitiful to throw them away, yet there is not much (meat) to eat. If we know that the King (Cao Cao) is using them to compare Hanzhong, we can know that he wants to retreat.",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/sɪk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ mei̯²² hei̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/sɪk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ mei̯²² hei̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/"
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  "word": "食之無味，棄之可惜"
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        "2": "As for chicken ribs, it's pitiful to throw them away, yet there is not much (meat) to eat. If we know that the King (Cao Cao) is using them to compare Hanzhong, we can know that he wants to retreat.",
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    {
      "ipa": "/sɪk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ mei̯²² hei̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɪk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ mei̯²² hei̯³³ t͡siː⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/"
    }
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