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因噎废食
yīn​yē​fèi​shí

to give up at the slightest obstacle

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 因 yīn preposition
    because of
    because of; on account of; used to introduce the reason or cause for a following action
  2. 噎 yē verb
    to choke
    to choke on food; to have food stuck in one's throat
  3. 废 廢 fèi adjectiveverb
    to abolish
    to stop using; to abandon; to discard; to abrogate or put an end to something
  4. 食 shí verb
    to eat
    to eat; to consume; to have a meal