因噎废食
yīn​yē​fèi​shí

to give up at the slightest obstacle

  • created sense approved 因噎废食/因噎廢食 · yīn​yē​fèi​shí · to give up at the slightest obstacle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    因噎废食 / 因噎廢食

    yīn​yē​fèi​shí

    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

    因 (literal) → 因 · yīn · because of 噎 (literal) → 噎 · yē · to choke 废 (literal) → 废/廢 · fèi · to abolish 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat

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    created sense