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因噎廢食

yīnyēfèishí

ㄧㄣ ㄧㄝ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕˊ

Simplified 因噎废食

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

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