因噎廢食

yīnyēfèishí ㄧㄣㄧㄝㄈㄟˋ ㄕˊ

- 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

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