Chinese–English

避讳

bì huì · bi hui/bì hui · bi hui

Traditional 避諱

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

bì huì 避諱

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

bì hui 避諱

  1. to avoid a taboo word or topic
  2. to refrain from; to avoid
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