ㄧㄣyīnㄧㄝㄈㄟˋfèiˊshí

  1. 因為東西呂氏春秋·孟秋·》:死者天下。」比喻問題出錯要緊擱下··》:中飽坐視因噎廢食。」見噎廢食」、以噎廢飧」。削足適履因小失大百折不撓

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