讳 - huì - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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6 strokes
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讳 (諱)

huì

Definition

to avoid mentioning
taboo word
name of deceased emperor or superior

Character Decomposition

Related words (7)

讳名

huì míng

taboo name; name of deceased

讳称

huì chēng

euphemism; word used to avoid a taboo reference

不讳

bù huì

without concealing anything; to pass away; to die

名讳

míng huì

taboo name (e.g. of emperor)

忌讳

jì huì

taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from

避讳

bì huì

to avoid a taboo word or topic

隐讳

yǐn huì

a taboo subject; sth best kept secret

Idioms (4)

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

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!

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)

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