因噎废食 (因噎廢食) yīn yē fèi shí
yīn yē fèi shí
set phrase
not eating for fear of choking; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '因噎廢食')
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