因噎廢食

Chinese
cause; reason; because choke abolish; crippled
 
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
trad. (因噎廢食) 因 噎 廢 食
simp. (因噎废食) 因 噎 废 食
Literally: “to not eat because of [fear or experience of] choking”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

因噎廢食

  1. to avoid something essential because of a slight risk of making a mistake
    不能因為死刑可能造成誤判而廢除死刑，這是因噎廢食 [MSC, trad.]
    不能因为死刑可能造成误判而废除死刑，这是因噎废食 [MSC, simp.]
    bù néng yīnwèi sǐxíng kěnéng zào chéng wùpàn ér fèichú sǐxíng, zhè shì yīnyēfèishí [Pinyin]
    The death penalty should not be abolished because of possible miscarriages, this is like not eating for fear of choking

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