讳
huì
to avoid mentioning
taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
他从不讳言自己的缺点。
tā cóng bù huì yán zìjǐ de quēdiǎn。
He never avoids speaking about his own shortcomings.
这件事大家都心知肚明，却讳莫如深。
zhè jiàn shì dàjiā dōu xīn zhī dù míng，què huì mò rú shēn。
Everyone knows this matter in their hearts, yet they treat it as deeply taboo and refuse to mention it.
Words with 讳
避讳
bì huì
to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)
避讳
bì hui
to avoid a taboo word or topic
隐讳
yǐn huì
to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
隐讳号
yǐn huì hào
cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display
不讳
bù huì
without concealing anything
供认不讳
gòng rèn bù huì
to make a full confession; to plead guilty
名讳
míng huì
taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
忌讳
jì huì
taboo
犯讳
fàn huì
to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old)
直言不讳
zhí yán bù huì
to speak bluntly (idiom)
直言无讳
zhí yán wú huì
to speak one's mind
讳名
huì míng
taboo name