因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
Pinyin

Definition

因噎废食
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yīn yē fèi shí
  1. lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

原因
yuán yīn
  1. 1 cause
  2. 2 origin
  3. 3 root cause
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
因
yīn
  1. 1 old variant of 因[yīn]
因为
yīn wèi
  1. 1 because
  2. 2 owing to
  3. 3 on account of
食
shí
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 animal feed
  4. 4 eclipse
食物
shí wù
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
主食
zhǔ shí
  1. 1 main food
  2. 2 staple (rice and noodles)
伙食
huǒ shí
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 meals
因果
yīn guǒ
  1. 1 karma
  2. 2 cause and effect
因此
yīn cǐ
  1. 1 thus
  2. 2 consequently
  3. 3 as a result
因素
yīn sù
  1. 1 element
  2. 2 factor
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
因而
yīn ér
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 thus
  4. 4 and as a result, ...
基因
jī yīn
  1. 1 gene (loanword)
暴食
bào shí
  1. 1 to eat too much
  2. 2 to binge
死因
sǐ yīn
  1. 1 cause of death
甜食
tián shí
  1. 1 dessert
  2. 2 sweet
节食
jié shí
  1. 1 to save food
  2. 2 to go on a diet
粮食
liáng shi
  1. 1 foodstuff
  2. 2 cereals
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
素食
sù shí
  1. 1 vegetables
  2. 2 vegetarian food
美食
měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
膳食
shàn shí
  1. 1 meal

Idioms (20)

三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
  1. 1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
  2. 2 interdependent
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
  1. 1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
因人成事
yīn rén chéng shì
  1. 1 to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
因人而异
yīn rén ér yì
  1. 1 varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
  1. 1 to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo
  1. 1 to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best of new opportunities
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
因孕而婚
yīn yùn ér hūn
  1. 1 shotgun wedding (idiom)
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
因爱成恨
yīn ài chéng hèn
  1. 1 hatred caused by love (idiom)
  2. 2 to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
因祸得福
yīn huò dé fú
  1. 1 to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback
  2. 2 It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
因陋就简
yīn lòu jiù jiǎn
  1. 1 crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
  2. 2 to do things simply and thriftily
  3. 3 It's not pretty but it works.
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters

Sample Sentences

嗨，就别钻牛角尖了，咱们不能因噎废食啊，“你若盛开，蝴蝶自来”，只有更好的自己才能遇到更靠谱的对方，再说了婚姻也得靠经营，你别“忧国忧民”了，先脱单再说。
hāi ，jiù bié zuān niújiǎojiān le ，zánmen bùnéng yīnyēfèishí ā ，“nǐ ruò chéngkāi ，húdié zì lái ”，zhǐyǒu gèng hǎo de zìjǐ cáinéng yùdào gèng kàopǔ de duìfāng ，zàishuō le hūnyīn yě děi kào jīngyíng ，nǐ bié “yōuguóyōumín ”le ，xiān tuōdān zài shuō 。
Huh! There's no point in going into that mire. We can't stop eating for fear of choking. It's only when a flower opens that a butterfly may deign to land on it. It's only when you're being your best you that you'll meet someone more reliable. And another thing, marriages are all about how you manage the relationship. First find a way out of singledom, then you can express your lofty concerns about the nation and the people.
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