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因噎廢食 (jan1 jit3 fai3 sik6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

因噎廢食 (jan1 jit3 fai3 sik6, yīn yē fèi shí) — 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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beyond HSK

Related words

• 因住嚟 (jan1 zyu6 lei4) — be careful; it is a phrase to threaten people and tell them to wait and watch o…
• 因住 (jan1 zyu6) — (verb) watch out; look out; be careful; be cautious; beware of
• 因何 (jan1 ho4) — why, reasons why
• 因加得減 (jan1 gaa1 dak1 gaam2) — Decrease due to an increase
• 因果報應 (jan1 gwo2 bou3 jing3) — karma
• 因果律 (jan1 gwo2 leot6) — Causality

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