Words — 1 found
yīn yē fèi shí
ㄧㄣ ㄧㄝ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕˊ
因 噎 廢 食
因 噎 废 食
Simplified Traditional 因噎废食 因噎廢食
  1. Idiom
    1. lit. not eating for fear of choking
  2. 2. fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  3. Verb
    3. to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
Hanzi — 4 found
yīn ㄧㄣ 囙 因
  1. 1. cause, reason
  2. 2. by
  3. 3. because (of)
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shí ㄕˊ 食 食
  1. 1. eat
  2. 2. meal
  3. 3. food
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yē ㄧㄝ 噎 噎
  1. 1. choke
  2. 2. hiccup
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fèi ㄈㄟˋ 廢 废
  1. 1. abrogate, terminate, discard
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