eat without relish
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh í B ù Hu á NGW è I, which means to describe something in the heart and eating is not delicious. It's from the self examination form.
The origin of Idioms
Wei Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms states: "it's not too thick for me to live outside today, but if I can't sleep well and eat well, I'm afraid I can't get rid of them."
Analysis of Idioms
It's not easy to eat
Idiom usage
Used as an attributive or adverbial.
eat without relish
generous to others and lacking greediness - bù zhì bù qiú
in humble station with high talk - wèi bēi yán gāo
gain mastery by striking only after the enemy has struck - hòu fā zhì rén