禁忌 (jìn jì) — (noun) taboo, a social or cultural prohibition; (noun, medicine) contraindication; (verb) to abstain from, to avoid (doing something)
Definition
禁忌 (jìnjì) is a cultural or medical 'taboo' — a behavior to avoid out of tradition, superstition, or medical risk. Unlike 禁止 (an external rule that forbids), 禁忌 is internalized as something one avoids oneself. Related to 忌讳 (a more colloquial taboo).
noun
tabooa social or cultural prohibition(noun, medicine) contraindication
verb
to abstain fromto avoid (doing something)
Examples
- ，禁忌。Zài yǒu xiē wén huà zhōng, tán lùn sǐ wáng shì yì zhǒng jìn jì.In some cultures, talking about death is a taboo.
- 禁忌，。Zhè zhǒng yào duì yùn fù yǒu jìn jì, bù néng fú yòng.This medication has contraindications for pregnant women and cannot be taken.
- 禁忌。Shǒu shù hòu huàn zhě jìn jì jù liè yùn dòng.After surgery, patients should avoid strenuous exercise.
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