諱疾忌醫
简 讳疾忌医 · 繁 諱疾忌醫Meanings
- 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
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4–2–4–1 · hui4 ji2 ji4 yi1
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wai5 zat6 gei6 ji1
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- (idiomatic) to avoid seeking medical attention for fear of disease
- (figuratively) to conceal one's shortcomings for fear of criticism
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