因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
stop eating for fear of choking (give up due to minor setback)
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因
噎
废
食
Definitions
ENstop eating for fear of choking (give up due to minor setback)
中因噎废食
日喉に詰まるのが怖くて食べるのをやめる
한목에 걸릴까 봐 먹는 것을 그만두다
Example Sentences
不能因为一次失败就因噎废食。
Bù néng yīnwèi yī cì shībài jiù yīn yē fèi shí.
You can't give up everything because of one failure.
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What does 因噎废食 mean in Chinese?+
因噎废食 (yīn yē fèi shí) means "stop eating for fear of choking (give up due to minor setback)" in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 因噎废食?+
因噎废食 is pronounced "yīn yē fèi shí" in standard Mandarin Chinese.
What HSK level is 因噎废食?+
因噎废食 is an HSK 5 vocabulary word.
What characters make up 因噎废食?+
因噎废食 is composed of the characters: 因, 噎, 废, 食.