讳

諱 讳
[huì]
to avoid mentioning
⇒ 绝口不提 闭口不谈
taboo word
⇒ 讳称 避讳 犯讳
name of deceased emperor or superior

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讳
huì
I 名
1   forbidden word; taboo:
- 你说的犯了他的讳了。 You said something that seriously offended him.
2   name, regarded as taboo, of a deceased emperor or head of a family
II 动 avoid as taboo:
- 直言不讳 speak bluntly; call a spade a spade

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讳(諱)
huì
1. 因有所顾忌而不敢说或不愿说;忌讳 {avoid saying; regard as taboo; dare not say}:
- 隐～ {hide; cover up; avoid mentioning}
- 直言不～。 {speak frankly; talk straight; call a spade a spade}
2. 忌讳的事情 {taboo; prohibition; restriction}:
- 犯了他的～了。 {You talked about something that is taboo to him.}
3. 〈旧时 old〉不敢直称帝王或尊长的名字,叫讳。也指所讳的名字 {deferential practice of avoiding addressing or mentioning the emperor or a senior person directly by the name; also indicating the name thus being avoided}:
- 名～。 {(forbidden) name}

简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典

讳
huì
动 avoid as taboo
另见：隐讳直言不讳
名 forbidden word; taboo
名 <旧> name of emperor, high-ranking official, senior member of influential family, etc and the characters that occurred in such names, which were regarded as taboos in feudal society and which people took care not to mention

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