忌口

忌

• 妒忌 dù jì ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ dou3 gei6 to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)
• 忌讳 忌諱 jì huì ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ gei6 wai5 taboo
• 猜忌 cāi jì ㄘㄞ ㄐㄧˋ caai1 gei6 to be suspicious and jealous of
• 禁忌 jìn jì ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧˋ gam3 gei6 taboo
• 切忌 qiè jì ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ cit3 gei6 to avoid as taboo

口

• 人口 rén kǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ jan4 hau2 population
• 借口 jiè kǒu ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ ze3 hau2 to use as an excuse
• 伤口 傷口 shāng kǒu ㄕㄤ ㄎㄡˇ soeng1 hau2 wound
• 入口 rù kǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ jap6 hau2 entrance
• 出口 chū kǒu ㄔㄨ ㄎㄡˇ ceot1 hau2 an exit

• 百无禁忌 百無禁忌 bǎi wú jìn jì ㄅㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧˋ baak3 mou4 gam3 gei6 all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes
• 讳疾忌医 諱疾忌醫 huì jí jì yī ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧ wai5 zat6 gei6 ji1 hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism
• 田忌赛马 田忌賽馬 Tián Jì sài mǎ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄙㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇ tin4 gei6 coi3 maa5 Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)

• 碍口识羞 礙口識羞 ài kǒu shí xiū ㄞˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ngoi6 hau2 sik1 sau1 tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
• 百口莫辩 百口莫辯 bǎi kǒu mò biàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ baak3 hau2 mok6 bin6 (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
• 闭口不谈 閉口不談 bì kǒu bù tán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4 to refuse to say anything about (idiom)