qì​zhī​kě​xī

a waste to discard

Senses

弃之可惜/ 棄之可惜 qì​zhī​kě​xī (also qì​zhī​kě​xí) a waste to discard

hesitate to throw something away because it still has some value, even if it is no longer useful; literally "discarding it would be a pity"

References

see 弃之可惜/棄之可惜 食之无味,弃之可惜/食之無味,棄之可惜