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

Character Breakdown

因
yīn
cause, reason; by; because
HSK 2 6 丶
噎
yē
to choke; to hiccup
15 丶
废
fèi
to terminate; to discard; to abgrogate
HSK 5 8 丶
食
shí
food; to eat
HSK 5 9 丶

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