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
lament at the death of a famous man - shēng róng sǐ āi
be chivalrous and fond of doing good deeds - xíng xiá hào yì
sincere words and earnest wishes - yǔ zhòng xīn cháng