Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 諱

to avoid mentioning
taboo word
name of deceased emperor or superior

taboo name
name of deceased

euphemism
word used to avoid a taboo reference

without concealing anything
to pass away
to die

to avoid a taboo word or topic
to refrain from; to avoid

taboo
to avoid as taboo
to abstain from

taboo name (e.g. of emperor)

to use the tabooed name 名諱／名讳 (mínghuì) of hierarchical superiors (old)
to violate a taboo
to use a taboo word or character

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

to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind

cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display

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

gòngrèn-bùhuì

to make a full confession; to plead guilty

zhíyánwúhuì

to speak one's mind
to speak candidly (idiom)

huìmòrúshēn

important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!

zhíyánbùhuì

to speak bluntly (idiom)
not to mince words