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忌諱

简忌讳 · 繁忌諱

Mandarin · pinyin jì huì

taboo
to avoid as taboo
to abstain from

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忌: jì · jealous, envious; fear
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讳: huì · conceal; shun; regard as taboo

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4–4 · ji4 hui4

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gei6 wai5

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verb

to avoid like a plague; to consider as taboo

noun

taboo
(regional, euphemistic) vinegar

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