Meaning of the Idiom
yin ye fei shi（give up eating for fear of choking ）
In the past, there was a man who had a large appetite. When he ate, he devoured ravenously.
Once he wasn’t careful enough so that a fishbone got stuck in his throat. The food was blocked in his esophagus, and he could neither swallow nor vomit. So he called a physician, but the physician could do nothing. The people around looked at him in anxiety. Finally, as he couldn’t breathe, he died of choking.
Afterwards, someone went so far as to issue a ban: Eating is forbidden as from today for the reason that no one will be choked to death if people give up eating.
因噎废食
[yīn yē fèi shí]，原意是指因为有人吃饭噎死了，就想让天下人都不吃饭。后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。
出自《吕氏春秋·荡兵》。
例句
尽管训练期间有出现死亡事故，但我们不能因噎废食，从此不再训练。
如果你碰到一点困难，就打算因噎废食，那么你此生注定难有成就。
因为担心孩子会摔跤就不让他出门，不是太因噎废食吗？
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Meaning of Words
| 词语 | 华文解释 | 英文解释 |
|---|---|---|
| 山珍海味 | 意思是山野和海里出产的各种珍贵食品。泛指丰富的菜肴。 例句：今晚的宴会非常隆重，大厅里布置的优美典雅，桌上摆的山珍海味，宾客们都非常满意。 | delicacies from land and sea |
| 绫罗绸缎 | 泛指各种精美的丝织品。 例句：远远的就看到一个微胖的妇人穿金戴银， 遍身绫罗绸缎 ，慵懒的坐在大厅的沙发上。 | silks and satins |
| 色泽鲜亮 | 形容颜色鲜明、色泽亮丽，非常新鲜的样子。 例句：市场上的渔获非常新鲜，摆在那里色泽鲜亮，非常诱人。 | Bright color |
| 香气四溢 | 指香气四处飘溢。 例句：花园里玫瑰花盛开，香气四溢，引得游人纷纷驻足观看。 | suffusing an exquisite fragrance all around |
| 大汗淋漓 | 形容因运动或体力劳动等导致浑身出了很多汗。 例句：几圈跑下来，全班同学都气喘吁吁、大汗淋漓。 | sweat profusely |
| 七嘴八舌 | 形容人多嘴杂，说法不一；也形容饶舌，多嘴。 例句：老师话音刚落，同学们立刻七嘴八舌，讨论起来。 | all talking at once |
| 手忙脚乱 | 指因慌乱动作都不协调，形容遇事慌张，不知如何是好。 例句：一听说客人马上要来，她立刻手忙脚乱的准备起来。 | hectic |
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