吃饭防噎
chī​fàn​fáng​yē

to be careful when eating

  • created reference approved 吃饭防噎/吃飯防噎 → 走路防跌 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃饭防噎 / 吃飯防噎 chī​fàn​fáng​yē

    走路防跌 zǒu​lù​fáng​diē

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 吃饭防噎/吃飯防噎 · chī​fàn​fáng​yē · to be careful when eating — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃饭防噎 / 吃飯防噎

    chī​fàn​fáng​yē

    to be careful when eating

    To be careful not to choke while eating; used as a metaphor for being cautious and prudent in one's actions to avoid trouble or mistakes.

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 饭 (literal) → 饭/飯 · fàn · meal 防 (literal) → 防 · fáng · to guard against 噎 (literal) → 噎 · yē · to choke

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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