讳 (huì) — taboo; to avoid as taboo
Definition
讳 (huì) is a bound literary form meaning 'to treat as taboo' and almost always appears in compounds like 讳言 or 讳莫如深; in modern Chinese the everyday verb for 'avoid mentioning' is 回避.
bound form
tabooto avoid as taboo
Examples
- ，。Zài zhōng guó wén huà zhōng, rén men bì huì sǐ wáng.In Chinese culture, people avoid mentioning death.
- 讳，。Tā huì yán zì jǐ de guò qù, cóng bù tí qǐ.He avoids mentioning his past and never brings it up.
- 讳，。Zhè ge huà tí dà jiā huì mò rú shēn, méi rén yuàn yì tǎo lùn.This topic is kept deeply secret; no one is willing to discuss it.
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