一噎止餐 — “One choke stops eating”
一噎止餐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give up doing something entirely because of a minor setback, fear of potential problems, or a slight inconvenience; to abandon a course of action due to a small difficulty”. Literally, “One choke stops eating”.
一噎止餐 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 一噎止餐 mean?
一噎止餐 (yī yē zhǐ cān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to give up doing something entirely because of a minor setback, fear of potential problems, or a slight inconvenience; to abandon a course of action due to a small difficulty”.
How do you pronounce 一噎止餐?
一噎止餐 is pronounced yī yē zhǐ cān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一噎止餐 literally mean?
Literally, 一噎止餐 means “one choke stops eating”. It is used to mean “to give up doing something entirely because of a minor setback, fear of potential problems, or a slight inconvenience; to abandon a course of action due to a small difficulty”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一噎止餐?
犹因噎废食。比喻要做的事情由于出了点小毛病或怕出问题就索性不去干。