fàn huì

Traditional: 犯諱

犯讳 (fàn huì) is a Chinese word meaning “to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old); to violate a taboo; to use a taboo word or character”.

Meanings

  1. 1to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old)
  2. 2to violate a taboo
  3. 3to use a taboo word or character

Characters in 犯讳

犯fàn · to violate讳huì · to avoid mentioning

Related words

犯to violate犯罪to commit a crime罪犯criminal犯人convict嫌犯criminal suspect冒犯to offend嫌疑犯a suspect杀人犯murderer疑犯a suspect囚犯prisoner; convict侵犯to infringe on犯规to break the rules

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