因噎废食

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 因噎废食 – see 因噎廢食 (“to not eat because of [fear or experience of] choking; to avoid something essential because of a slight risk of making a mistake”). (This term is the simplified form of 因噎廢食).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.