eat without relish
The Chinese idiom, sh í B ù zh ō NGW è I in pinyin, is used to describe people who have something in their heart and don't enjoy eating. From Shi Chou Wen.
The origin of Idioms
Wei Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms states: "if you can't sit at your table, you can't eat all you want
Idiom usage
Used as an attributive or adverbial
Chinese PinYin : shí bù zhōng wèi
eat without relish
be prepared for danger in times of peace. jū ān sī wēi
The mountain is high and the emperor is far away. shān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
the sincerity of offering the warmth of the sun to sb. xiàn pù zhī chén