Chinese–English

讳疾忌医

huì jí jì yī · hui ji ji yi

Traditional 諱疾忌醫

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism
  2. to keep one's shortcomings secret
  3. to refuse to listen to advice
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