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因噎废食

因
因
噎
噎
废
廢
食
食
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk

Characters and words in 因噎废食

因
囙
yīn = y + (e)n1
old variant of 因[yin1]
Add a new mnemonic for 因 = 囗 + 大
因
yīn = y + (e)n1
cause / reason / because
Add a new mnemonic for 因 = 囗 + 大
噎
yē = y + e1
to choke (on) / to choke up / to suffocate
Add a new mnemonic for 噎 = 口 + 壹
废
廢
fèi = f + ei4
to abolish / to abandon / to abrogate / to discard / to depose / to oust / crippled / abandoned / waste
Add a new mnemonic for 废 = 发 + 广
Add a new mnemonic for 廢 = 广 + 發
废
癈
fèi = f + ei4
variant of 廢|废[fei4] / disabled
Add a new mnemonic for 废 = 发 + 广
Add a new mnemonic for 癈 = 疒 + 發
食
shí = sh + Ø2
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
Add a new mnemonic for 食 = 亽 + 艮
Add a new mnemonic for 食 = 人 + 良
食
sì = s + Ø4
to feed (a person or animal)
Add a new mnemonic for 食 = 亽 + 艮
Add a new mnemonic for 食 = 人 + 良

Words with 因噎废食

因噎废食 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 因噎废食

因噎废食 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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