讳 huì

to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior

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Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠韦

In this compound, the meaning comes from 讠 (speech); 韦 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

忌讳jì huìtaboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from

不讳bù huìwithout concealing anything; to pass away; to die

名讳míng huìtaboo name (e.g. of emperor)

讳言huì yánto avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive…

避讳bì huìto avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names…

隐讳yǐn huìto hold back from saying precisely what is…

供认不讳gòng rèn bù huìto make a full confession; to plead guilty

直言不讳zhí yán bù huìto speak bluntly (idiom)

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