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  wai5   jyutping
  hui4   pinyin
[1] [n] taboo; forbidden word
[2] [v] avoid as taboo; shun
[3] [archaic] name of senior officials or family members regarded as taboos


nounAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 16
Level: 2
Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
諱 / 讳

This word has been viewed 2754 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Jan 2012 13:11

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detail  bat1 wai5  bu4 hui4 = without concealing anything; die
detail  gei6 wai5  ji4 hui4 = taboo, tabu
detail  bei6 wai5  bi4 hui4 = a word or phrase to be avoided as taboo; a taboo; to evade, to dodge
detail  wai5 zat6 gei6 ji1  hui4 ji2 ji4 yi1 = overlook one's predicament

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