chī​bié​rén​jiáo​guò​de​mó​bù​xiāng

to lack originality

Senses

吃别人嚼过的馍不香/ 吃別人嚼過的饃不香 chī​bié​rén​jiáo​guò​de​mó​bù​xiāng to lack originality

literally meaning bread previously chewed by someone else has no flavor; used to describe how there is no satisfaction or value in merely repeating what others have already done or discovered

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