Definitions

1. 1. lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
2. 2. to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk

Components

• 因 yīn – cause
• 噎 yē – to choke (on)
• 废 fèi – to abolish
• 食 shí – to eat