避讳 (bì huì) — to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders) · Chinese · Nantoka

bì huì

Traditional: 避諱

避讳 (bì huì) is a Chinese word meaning “to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)”.

Meanings

1to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)

Characters in 避讳

避bì · to avoid 讳huì · to avoid mentioning

Related words

避免to avert 逃避to escape 躲避to hide 避开to avoid 回避to shun 回避variant of 迴避|回避[hui2 bi4]避to avoid 避孕套condom 避难所a refuge; a haven; a sanctuary 不可避免(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable 避难to take refuge; to seek asylum 避孕药oral contraceptive

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