讳
taboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning; to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
- Strokes
- 6
- Pinyin
- huì
Parts
Words with 讳
- 不讳bù huì · buhuiwithout concealing anything; to pass away; to die
- 名讳míng huì · minghuitaboo name (e.g. of emperor)
- 忌讳jì huì · jihuitaboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
- 犯讳fàn huì · fanhuito use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old); to violate a taboo; to use a taboo word or character
- 讳名huì míng · huimingtaboo name; name of deceased
- 讳称huì chēng · huichengeuphemism; word used to avoid a taboo reference
- 讳言huì yán · huiyanto avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive or unpleasant matters, usu. in the negative, as in 不諱言|不讳言[bu4 hui4 yan2] "to state frankly")
- 避讳bì huì · bihuito avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders); to avoid a taboo word or topic; to refrain from; to avoid
- 隐讳yǐn huì · yinhuito hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
- 隐讳号yǐn huì hào · yinhuihaocross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display
- 供认不讳gòng rèn bù huì · gongrenbuhuito make a full confession; to plead guilty
- 直言不讳zhí yán bù huì · zhiyanbuhuito speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words
- 讳疾忌医huì jí jì yī · huijijiyihiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism; to keep one's shortcomings secret; to refuse to listen to advice
- 讳莫如深huì mò rú shēn · huimorushen(idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject