因噎廢食 [－－废－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to avoid something essential because of a slight risk of making a mistake
    (syn.) 见噎废食, 見噎廢食, 以噎废飧, 以噎廢飧, 斬腳趾避沙蟲
    • 不能因為死刑可能造成誤判而廢除死刑，這是因噎廢食
      不能因为死刑可能造成误判而废除死刑，这是因噎废食
      bù néng yīn wèi sǐ xíng kě néng zào chéng wù pàn ér fèi chú sǐ xíng ， zhè shì yīn yē fèi shí
      The death penalty should not be abolished because of possible miscarriages, this is like not eating for fear of choking
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    不能因为死刑可能造成误判而废除死刑，这是因噎废食
    不能因為死刑可能造成誤判而廢除死刑，這是因噎廢食
    bù néng yīn wèi sǐ xíng kě néng zào chéng wù pàn ér fèi chú sǐ xíng ， zhè shì yīn yē fèi shí
    • The death penalty should not be abolished because of possible miscarriages, this is like not eating for fear of choking