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因噎废食

yīn yē fèi shí

Definitions

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

Child Words of 因噎废食

食
shí
废
fèi
噎
yē
食
sì
因
yīn