Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「食不知味」 below.
Today’s idiom is 「食不知味」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
It means that one has something on his mind and loses interest in food. Same as “food tastes bland”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shí bù zhī wèi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sik6 bat1 ji1 mei6/mei2
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