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因噎废食

yīn yē fèi shí
Rare

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 因噎废食

因
yīn

cause

废
fèi

to abolish

噎
yē

to choke (on)

食
shí

to eat

食
sì

to feed (a person or animal)