This is a Chinese proverb meaning “to avoid something essential because of a slight risk of making a mistake.” Literally it means “to not eat due to the risk of choking on food.”
It is nonsense to forbid the world’s people to eat just because one person has choked to death when eating; it is nonsense to put the world’s boats in disuse just because someone has drowned while sailing; it is also nonsense to eliminate the world’s military forces just because one sovereign has lost his state due to his military action
因噎廢食 (īnyēfèishí)
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This is a Chinese proverb meaning “to avoid something essential because of a slight risk of making a mistake.” Literally it means “to not eat due to the risk of choking on food.”
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