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避讳

bì hui

2-character word Traditional 避諱

What 避讳 means

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

Other readings

避讳 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bì huìto avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)

The characters in 避讳

• 避bìto avoid; to shun; to flee
• 讳huìto avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior

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