闻噎废食 — “Hear someone choke, stop eating”
闻噎废食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give up doing something entirely because of a minor fear or a small potential problem; to refrain from action due to a disproportionate fear of a setback”. Literally, “Hear someone choke, stop eating”.
闻噎废食 Pronunciation and Pinyin
闻噎废食 Character Breakdown
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What does 闻噎废食 mean?
闻噎废食 (wén yē fèi shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give up doing something entirely because of a minor fear or a small potential problem; to refrain from action due to a disproportionate fear of a setback”.
How do you pronounce 闻噎废食?
闻噎废食 is pronounced wén yē fèi shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 闻噎废食 literally mean?
Literally, 闻噎废食 means “Hear someone choke, stop eating”. It is used to mean “to give up doing something entirely because of a minor fear or a small potential problem; to refrain from action due to a disproportionate fear of a setback”.
What is the Chinese definition of 闻噎废食?
听到有人吃饭噎了一下，自己就连饭也不吃了。比喻因为怕出问题，索性不干。