因噎废食 · yīn yē fèi shí · Chinesekit
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因噎废食

Word

lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face

Traditional
因噎廢食

yīn yē fèi shí

yin1ye1fei4shi2

Meaning

  1. lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face CC-CEDICT
  2. to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk CC-CEDICT

Characters in 因噎废食

因yīn噎yē废fèi食shí
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