因噎废食 yin ye fei shi
Explanation
比喻因为一件不好的事情发生，就停止了所有与这件事相关的事情。它反映了一种保守、缺乏应变能力的想法。
The idiom refers to stopping all related activities due to one bad incident. It reflects a conservative and inflexible mindset.
Origin Story
从前，有个财主请客，席间，一位上了年纪的客人因为吃肉太急，被噎住了。众人手忙脚乱地给他处理，好一会儿才把肉块弄出来。财主见状大惊失色，立即命令停止宴席，并宣布以后再也不吃肉了，以免再发生类似的危险。人们听后都觉得他太过于谨慎小心，因噎废食的做法实在荒谬可笑。
Once upon a time, a rich man held a banquet. During the feast, an elderly guest choked on a piece of meat. Everyone was in a panic, and after a while, they managed to remove the meat. The rich man was terrified and immediately ordered the banquet to end, announcing that he would never eat meat again to avoid similar dangers. People thought his caution was excessive, and his approach of 'yin ye fei shi' was absurd and ridiculous.
Usage
用于形容因害怕风险或顾虑过多而放弃做事。
Used to describe giving up doing something out of fear of risk or excessive worry.
Examples
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他因为一次失败就放弃了整个计划，真是因噎废食！
ta yinwei yici shibai jiu fangqile zhengge jihu , zhen shi yin ye fei shi !
He gave up the whole plan because of one failure, which is a perfect example of 'yin ye fei shi'!
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不要因噎废食，应该吸取教训，继续努力
buya yin ye fei shi , yinggai xiyqu jiaoxun , jixu nuli
Don't give up because of a setback, learn from your mistakes and keep trying