因噎废食(yīn yē fèi shí)

4 charactersTrad. 因噎廢食

lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom)

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old variant of 因[yin1]Full guide →
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Word information

Pinyin
yīn yē fèi shí
Meaning
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
因噎廢食

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