Correct

因噎废食

/ yīn yē fèi shí /

Strokes

Definition

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

Example

Definition

give up eating for fear of choking—refrain from doing sth necessary for fear of a slight risk; quit as the going gets rough; throw out the baby with the bath water; throw away the apple because of the core

Bù

不

néng

能

yīnwèi

因为

yī

一

gè

个

hángkōng

航空

gōngsī

公司

chū

出

wèntí

问题

jiù

就

guānbì

关闭

jīchǎng

机场

zhèyàng

这样

zuò

做

jiù

就

shì

是

yīnyēfèishí

因噎废食

。

You can't close the airport because one airline has problems—that's just throwing out the baby with the bath water.