"讳" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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讳
Trad. 諱
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 言
Strokes 7
Composition
Strokes 6
Structure
Decomp. 讠韦
Prononciation
Mandarin huì
Entry Methods
Pinyin hui4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 IVQS
戈女手尸
Sijiao 357.2
Wubi YFNH
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+8BB3
GB2312 BBE4
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讳 huì to avoid mentioning / taboo word / name of deceased emperor or superior
Results beginning with 讳
讳称 huì chēng euphemism / word used to avoid a taboo reference
讳名 huì míng taboo name / name of deceased
讳莫如深 huì mò rú shēn important matter that must be kept secret (idiom) / don't breathe a word of it to anyone!
讳疾忌医 huì jí jì yī hiding 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
Approximate Results for 讳
忌讳 jì huì taboo / to avoid as taboo / to abstain from
避讳 bì hui to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from / to avoid
避讳 bì huì to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)
不讳 bù huì without concealing anything / to pass away / to die
隐讳 yǐn huì to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
犯讳 fàn huì to 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
名讳 míng huì taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
隐讳号 yǐn huì hào cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display
直言不讳 zhí yán bù huì to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words
直言无讳 zhí yán wú huì to speak one's mind / to speak candidly (idiom)
供认不讳 gòng rèn - bù huì to make a full confession / to plead guilty
供认不讳 gòng rèn bù huì to make a full confession / to plead guilty
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