因噎廢食 — yin1 ye1 fei4 shi2 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

yin¹ ye¹ fei⁴ shi²

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

因

噎

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As word

1

yin¹

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

2

ye¹

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

3

fei⁴

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

4

shi²

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