(huì) — taboo; to avoid as taboo

Definición

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

Ejemplos

  • Zài zhōng guó wén huà zhōng, rén men bì huì sǐ wáng.
    In Chinese culture, people avoid mentioning death.
  • Tā huì yán zì jǐ de guò qù, cóng bù tí qǐ.
    He avoids mentioning his past and never brings it up.
  • 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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