jan1 jit3 fai3 sik6因噎廢食因噎废食
Jyutpingjan1 jit3 fai3 sik6
Yaleyān yit fai sikh
Definition
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
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T5Low rising
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