Chinese–English
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí · yin ye fei shi
Traditional 因噎廢食
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- 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
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