yīn yē fèi shí
Traditional: 因噎廢食
因噎废食 (yīn yē fèi shí) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.
Meanings
- 1lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
- 2to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk