Learn more about 因噎废食
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
|
因
|
cause / reason / because | |
|
噎
|
to choke (on)/to choke up/to suffocate | |
|
废
|
to abolish / to abandon / to abrogate / to discard / to depose / to oust / crippled / abandoned / waste | |
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食
|
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse |
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