避讳

bì huì

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bì hui to avoid a taboo word or topic; to refrain from; to avoid bì huì to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)

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

Child Words of 避讳

避
bì

to avoid

讳
huì

to avoid mentioning