因噎废食

因噎废食因噎廢食 yīn 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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