Read Edit View history 因噎废食 yīnyēfèishí to give up at the slightest obstacle Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 因噎废食/ 因噎廢食 yīnyēfèishí to give up at the slightest obstacle literally meaning to stop eating for fear of choking; used to describe giving up on something essential just because a small problem occurred or might occur Edit Delete References Add reference antonym 削足适履/削足適履 → 因噎废食/因噎廢食 Edit Delete
因噎废食/ 因噎廢食 yīnyēfèishí to give up at the slightest obstacle literally meaning to stop eating for fear of choking; used to describe giving up on something essential just because a small problem occurred or might occur Edit Delete