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Traditional (switch to Simplified)

因噎廢食 (因噎废食)

yīn yē fèi shí

Definition

  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 Decomposition

因
=
囗
+
大
噎
=
口
+
壹
廢
=
广
+
發
食
=
亽
+
艮

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