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[1] [n] taboo; forbidden word [2] [v] avoid as taboo; shun [3] [archaic] name of senior officials or family members regarded as taboos Additional PoS: Stroke count: 16
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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不諱 bat1 wai5 = without concealing anything; die 國 忌諱 gei6 wai5 = taboo, tabu 避諱 bei6 wai5 = a word or phrase to be avoided as taboo; a taboo; to evade, to dodge 諱疾忌醫 wai5 zat6 gei6 ji1 = overlook one's predicament |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |