因噎廢食
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Chinese
[edit]cause; reason; because | choke | abolish; crippled | eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed | ||
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trad. (因噎廢食) | 因 | 噎 | 廢 | 食 | |
simp. (因噎废食) | 因 | 噎 | 废 | 食 | |
Literally: “to not eat because of [fear or experience of] choking”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄧㄝ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yinyefèishíh
- Wade–Giles: yin1-yeh1-fei4-shih2
- Yale: yīn-yē-fèi-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iniefeyshyr
- Palladius: иньефэйши (inʹjefɛjši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /in⁵⁵ jɛ⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jan1 jit3 fai3 sik6
- Yale: yān yit fai sihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan1 jit8 fai3 sik9
- Guangdong Romanization: yen1 yid3 fei3 xig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn⁵⁵ jiːt̚³ fɐi̯³³ sɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]因噎廢食