因噎废食 因噎廢食
因噎废食 因噎廢食 yīn yē fèi shí ㄧㄣ ㄧㄝ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕˊ jan1 jit3 fai3 sik6
- 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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因
- 原因 yuán yīn ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄣ jyun4 jan1 cause
- 因果 yīn guǒ ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˇ jan1 gwo2 karma
- 因此 yīn cǐ ㄧㄣ ㄘˇ jan1 ci2 thus; consequently; as a result
- 因为 因為 yīn wèi ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ jan1 wai6 because; owing to; on account of
- 因素 yīn sù ㄧㄣ ㄙㄨˋ jan1 sou3 element
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- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 基因 jī yīn ㄐㄧ ㄧㄣ gei1 jan1 gene (loanword)
- 因人而异 因人而異 yīn rén ér yì ㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ jan1 jan4 ji4 ji6 varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
- 主因 zhǔ yīn ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄣ zyu2 jan1 principal cause; main reason
- 前因 qián yīn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄣ cin4 jan1 antecedents
- 动因 動因 dòng yīn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄣ dung6 jan1 motivation
- 善因 shàn yīn ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄣ sin6 jan1 (Buddhism) good karma
- 因之 yīn zhī ㄧㄣ ㄓ jan1 zi1 for this reason
- 因公 yīn gōng ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ jan1 gung1 in the course of doing one's work
- 因子 yīn zǐ ㄧㄣ ㄗˇ jan1 zi2 factor
- 因式 yīn shì ㄧㄣ ㄕˋ jan1 sik1 factor
- 因循 yīn xún ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄣˊ jan1 ceon4 to continue the same old routine
- 因应 因應 yīn yìng ㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ jan1 jing3 to respond accordingly to
- 因故 yīn gù ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋ jan1 gu3 for some reason
- 因数 因數 yīn shù ㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˋ jan1 sou3 factor (of an integer)
噎
- 哽噎 gěng yē ㄍㄥˇ ㄧㄝ gang2 jit3 to choke on one's food
- 噎住 yē zhù ㄧㄝ ㄓㄨˋ jit3 zyu6 to choke (on)
- 噎死 yē sǐ ㄧㄝ ㄙˇ jit3 sei2 (intransitive) to choke to death
- 抽噎 chōu yē ㄔㄡ ㄧㄝ cau1 jit3 to sob
- 胸噎 xiōng yē ㄒㄩㄥ ㄧㄝ hung1 jit3 thoracic choke (animal harness)
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废 廢
- 作废 作廢 zuò fèi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄟˋ zok3 fai3 to become invalid
- 报废 報廢 bào fèi ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄟˋ bou3 fai3 to scrap; to dispose of (sth worn-out or damaged)
- 废品 廢品 fèi pǐn ㄈㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ fai3 ban2 production rejects
- 废墟 廢墟 fèi xū ㄈㄟˋ ㄒㄩ fai3 heoi1 ruins
- 废弃 廢棄 fèi qì ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧˋ fai3 hei3 to discard
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- 废止 廢止 fèi zhǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓˇ fai3 zi2 to repeal (a law)
- 废气 廢氣 fèi qì ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧˋ fai3 hei3 exhaust gas
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
- 废物 廢物 fèi wù ㄈㄟˋ ㄨˋ fai3 mat6 rubbish; waste material
- 废话 廢話 fèi huà ㄈㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fai3 waa2 nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words
- 废除 廢除 fèi chú ㄈㄟˋ ㄔㄨˊ fai3 ceoi4 to abolish
- 颓废 頹廢 tuí fèi ㄊㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄟˋ teoi4 fai3 decadent
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
- 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ fai3 cam2 mong4 sik6 (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
- 三废 三廢 sān fèi ㄙㄢ ㄈㄟˋ saam1 fai3 three types of waste product, namely: waste water 废水, exhaust gas 废气, industrial slag 废渣
- 偏废 偏廢 piān fèi ㄆㄧㄢ ㄈㄟˋ pin1 fai3 to give unequal emphasis to
- 废人 廢人 fèi rén ㄈㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ fai3 jan4 handicapped person
- 废土 廢土 fèi tǔ ㄈㄟˋ ㄊㄨˇ fai3 tou2 waste soil (excavation waste, contaminated soil etc)
- 废弛 廢弛 fèi chí ㄈㄟˋ ㄔˊ fai3 ci4 to fall into disuse (of laws, customs etc)
- 废掉 廢掉 fèi diào ㄈㄟˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ fai3 diu6 to depose (a king)
食
- 主食 zhǔ shí ㄓㄨˇ ㄕˊ zyu2 sik6 staple food
- 伙食 huǒ shí ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕˊ fo2 sik6 food
- 偏食 piān shí ㄆㄧㄢ ㄕˊ pin1 sik6 partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy)
- 吸食 xī shí ㄒㄧ ㄕˊ kap1 sik6 (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc)
- 粮食 糧食 liáng shi ㄌㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄕ loeng4 sik6 foodstuff
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- 素食 sù shí ㄙㄨˋ ㄕˊ sou3 sik6 vegetarian food
- 美食 měi shí ㄇㄟˇ ㄕˊ mei5 sik6 culinary delicacy
- 膳食 shàn shí ㄕㄢˋ ㄕˊ sin6 sik6 meals; food
- 零食 líng shí ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ling4 sik6 snack; nibbles
- 食品 shí pǐn ㄕˊ ㄆㄧㄣˇ sik6 ban2 foodstuff; food; provisions
- 食堂 shí táng ㄕˊ ㄊㄤˊ sik6 tong4 dining hall; cafeteria
- 食宿 shí sù ㄕˊ ㄙㄨˋ sik6 suk1 board and lodging
- 食欲 食慾 shí yù ㄕˊ ㄩˋ sik6 juk6 appetite
- 食物 shí wù ㄕˊ ㄨˋ sik6 mat6 food
- 食用 shí yòng ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ sik6 jung6 to eat; to consume
- 饮食 飲食 yǐn shí ㄧㄣˇ ㄕˊ jam2 sik6 eating and drinking
- 废寝忘食 廢寢忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí ㄈㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ fai3 cam2 mong4 sik6 (idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ji1 sik6 zyu6 hang4 lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)
- 乞食 qǐ shí ㄑㄧˇ ㄕˊ hat1 sik6 to beg for food