讳言 諱言
讳言 諱言 huì yán ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ wai5 jin4
- to avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive or unpleasant matters, usu. in the negative, as in 不讳言 不諱言 bù huì yán ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ "to state frankly")
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讳 諱
- 忌讳 忌諱 jì huì ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ gei6 wai5 taboo
- 不讳 不諱 bù huì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ bat1 wai5 without concealing anything
- 名讳 名諱 míng huì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ming4 wai5 taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
- 犯讳 犯諱 fàn huì ㄈㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ faan6 wai5 to use the tabooed name 名讳 of hierarchical superiors (old)
- 讳名 諱名 huì míng ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ wai5 ming4 taboo name
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- 讳称 諱稱 huì chēng ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥ wai5 cing1 euphemism
- 避讳 避諱 bì huì ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ bei6 wai5 to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)
- 避讳 避諱 bì hui ㄅㄧˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄟ bei6 wai5 to avoid a taboo word or topic
- 隐讳 隱諱 yǐn huì ㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jan2 wai5 to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
- 隐讳号 隱諱號 yǐn huì hào ㄧㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄠˋ jan2 wai5 hou6 cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display
- 供认不讳 供認不諱 gòng rèn bù huì ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ gung1 jing6 bat1 wai5 to make a full confession; to plead guilty
- 直言不讳 直言不諱 zhí yán bù huì ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ zik6 jin4 bat1 wai5 to speak bluntly (idiom)
- 直言无讳 直言無諱 zhí yán wú huì ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ zik6 jin4 mou4 wai5 see 直言不讳
- 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
- 讳莫如深 諱莫如深 huì mò rú shēn ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣ wai5 mok6 jyu4 sam1 (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject
言
- 传言 傳言 chuán yán ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cyun4 jin4 rumor
- 名言 míng yán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ming4 jin4 saying
- 宣言 xuān yán ㄒㄩㄢ ㄧㄢˊ syun1 jin4 declaration
- 寓言 yù yán ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ jyu6 jin4 fable; allegory; parable
- 怨言 yuàn yán ㄩㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ jyun3 jin4 complaint
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- 方言 fāng yán ㄈㄤ ㄧㄢˊ fong1 jin4 topolect
- 留言 liú yán ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ lau4 jin4 to leave a message; to leave one's comments
- 发言 發言 fā yán ㄈㄚ ㄧㄢˊ faat3 jin4 to make a speech
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 言行 yán xíng ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jin4 hang6 words and actions
- 言语 言語 yán yǔ ㄧㄢˊ ㄩˇ jin4 jyu5 words
- 言论 言論 yán lùn ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jin4 leon6 expression of opinion
- 言辞 言辭 yán cí ㄧㄢˊ ㄘˊ jin4 ci4 words
- 语言 語言 yǔ yán ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ jyu5 jin4 language
- 诺言 諾言 nuò yán ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˊ nok6 jin4 promise
- 谎言 謊言 huǎng yán ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄧㄢˊ fong1 jin4 lie
- 谣言 謠言 yáo yán ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄢˊ jiu4 jin4 rumor
- 预言 預言 yù yán ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ jyu6 jin4 to predict
- 代言人 dài yán rén ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ doi6 jin4 jan4 spokesperson
- 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ wun6 jin4 zi1 in other words
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 讳莫如深 諱莫如深 huì mò rú shēn ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣ wai5 mok6 jyu4 sam1 (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject
- 直言不讳 直言不諱 zhí yán bù huì ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ zik6 jin4 bat1 wai5 to speak bluntly (idiom)
- 杯酒言欢 杯酒言歡 bēi jiǔ yán huān ㄅㄟ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢ bui1 zau2 jin4 fun1 a few drinks and a nice conversation (idiom)
- 闭口不言 閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4 to keep silent (idiom)
- 不可胜言 不可勝言 bù kě shèng yán ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄢˊ bat1 ho2 sing3 jin4 inexpressible (idiom)
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- 不可言喻 bù kě yán yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ bat1 ho2 jin4 jyu6 inexpressible (idiom)
- 不恤人言 bù xù rén yán ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢˊ bat1 seot1 jan4 jin4 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
- 不言不语 不言不語 bù yán bù yǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ bat1 jin4 bat1 jyu5 to not say a word (idiom)
- 不言而喻 bù yán ér yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˋ bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 (idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident
- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- 畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán ㄔㄤˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˊ coeng3 so2 juk6 jin4 lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
- 察言观色 察言觀色 chá yán guān sè ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙㄜˋ caat3 jin4 gun1 sik1 to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)