见噎废食 — “To give up eating because one has seen someone choke”
见噎废食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stop doing something entirely because of a minor setback, a single unpleasant experience, or the fear of occasional difficulties; to give up on a task due to a slight obstruction”. Literally, “To give up eating because one has seen someone choke”.
见噎废食 Pronunciation and Pinyin
见噎废食 Character Breakdown
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What does 见噎废食 mean?
见噎废食 (jiàn yē fèi shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stop doing something entirely because of a minor setback, a single unpleasant experience, or the fear of occasional difficulties; to give up on a task due to a slight obstruction”.
How do you pronounce 见噎废食?
见噎废食 is pronounced jiàn yē fèi shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 见噎废食 literally mean?
Literally, 见噎废食 means “to give up eating because one has seen someone choke”. It is used to mean “to stop doing something entirely because of a minor setback, a single unpleasant experience, or the fear of occasional difficulties; to give up on a task due to a slight obstruction”.
What is the Chinese definition of 见噎废食?
比喻遇到偶然挫折就停止应作的事。