因噎廢食
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cause; reason; because | choke | abolish; crippled | eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed | ||
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trad. (因噎廢食) | 因 | 噎 | 廢 | 食 | |
simp. (因噎废食) | 因 | 噎 | 废 | 食 | |
Literally: “to not eat because of [fear or experience of] choking”. |
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Idiom edit
因噎廢食