Keyword
to avoid mentioning
- taboo
- to shun
- to conceal
- Frequency
- #2776
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
huì
Mnemonic
讠 (speech) gives the meaning and 韦 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
忌讳
taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
避讳
to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)
直言不讳
to speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words
讳
to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
讳言
to avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive or unpleasant matters, usu. in the negative, as in 不讳言 (bùhuìyán) "to state frankly")
供认不讳
to make a full confession; to plead guilty
不讳
without concealing anything; to pass away; to die
隐讳
to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
讳莫如深
(idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject
名讳
taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
讳疾忌医
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
讳名
taboo name; name of deceased