避讳

Traditional form:

避諱

Pinyin (reading):

bìhuì

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
• 讳 - taboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning

Traditional characters:

• 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
• 諱 - taboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning