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犯諱

简犯讳 · 繁犯諱

Mandarin · pinyin fàn huì

to use the tabooed name 名諱 míng huì of hierarchical superiors (old)
to violate a taboo
to use a taboo word or character

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犯: fàn · commit crime, violate; criminal
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讳: huì · conceal; shun; regard as taboo

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4–4 · fan4 hui4

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