避讳 避諱
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
- to refrain from; to avoid
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避
- 躲避 duǒ bì ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄧˋ do2 bei6 to hide
- 回避 迴避 huí bì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧˋ wui4 bei6 to shun
- 逃避 táo bì ㄊㄠˊ ㄅㄧˋ tou4 bei6 to escape
- 避免 bì miǎn ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bei6 min5 to avert
- 避孕 bì yùn ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄣˋ bei6 jan6 contraception
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- 避暑 bì shǔ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄨˇ bei6 syu2 to be away for the summer holidays
- 避难 避難 bì nàn ㄅㄧˋ ㄋㄢˋ bei6 naan4 to take refuge; to seek asylum
- 不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 ho2 bei6 min5 (idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
- 回避 huí bì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧˋ wui4 bei6 variant of 回避
- 规避 規避 guī bì ㄍㄨㄟ ㄅㄧˋ kwai1 bei6 to evade
- 走避 zǒu bì ㄗㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ zau2 bei6 to run away
- 退避 tuì bì ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ teoi3 bei6 to withdraw
- 远避 遠避 yuǎn bì ㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄧˋ jyun5 bei6 to keep at a distance
- 避世 bì shì ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˋ bei6 sai3 to shun the world
- 避嫌 bì xián ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bei6 jim4 to avoid arousing suspicion
- 避寒 bì hán ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄢˊ bei6 hon4 to escape the cold by going on a winter holiday
- 避役 bì yì ㄅㄧˋ ㄧˋ bei6 jik6 chameleon
- 避忌 bì jì ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧˋ bei6 gei6 to avoid as taboo
- 避恶 避惡 bì è ㄅㄧˋ ㄜˋ bei6 ok3 to avoid evil
- 避税 避稅 bì shuì ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ bei6 seoi3 to avoid taxation
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
- 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 "to state frankly")
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 避坑落井 bì kēng luò jǐng ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ bei6 haang1 lok6 zeng2 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
- 避实就虚 避實就虛 bì shí jiù xū ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩ bei6 sat6 zau6 heoi1 (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
- 避世绝俗 避世絕俗 bì shì jué sú ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄨˊ bei6 sai3 zyut6 zuk6 (idiom) to withdraw from society and live in seclusion
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- 不避斧钺 不避斧鉞 bù bì fǔ yuè ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ bat1 bei6 fu2 jyut6 not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)
- 不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 ho2 bei6 min5 (idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
- 趋吉避凶 趨吉避凶 qū jí bì xiōng ㄑㄩ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄥ ceoi1 gat1 bei6 hung1 to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
- 趋利避害 趨利避害 qū lì bì hài ㄑㄩ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ ceoi1 lei6 bei6 hoi6 (idiom) to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects
- 退避三舍 tuì bì sān shè ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄙㄢ ㄕㄜˋ teoi3 bei6 saam1 se2 lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom)
- 扬长避短 揚長避短 yáng cháng bì duǎn ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ joeng4 coeng4 bei6 dyun2 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
- 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)