避讳 bìhuìbìhui to avoid a name taboo Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 避讳 避諱 bìhuì to avoid a name taboo to avoid speaking or writing the personal name of a superior (emperor, elder, etc.) out of respect name taboo the historical practice or custom of avoiding personal names of respected figures, often by substituting characters or using incomplete strokes 避讳 避諱 bìhui to avoid unlucky words to refrain from using words that are considered unlucky, vulgar, or offensive to evade to steer clear of a situation, topic, or person to avoid suspicion or conflict; to dodge an issue Frequency Movie subtitles 0.390 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 1.28 per million Cross-References Synonym 忌讳 jìhuìSee 瓜田李下 guātiánlǐxià Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
避讳 避諱 bìhuì to avoid a name taboo to avoid speaking or writing the personal name of a superior (emperor, elder, etc.) out of respect name taboo the historical practice or custom of avoiding personal names of respected figures, often by substituting characters or using incomplete strokes 避讳 避諱 bìhui to avoid unlucky words to refrain from using words that are considered unlucky, vulgar, or offensive to evade to steer clear of a situation, topic, or person to avoid suspicion or conflict; to dodge an issue Frequency Movie subtitles 0.390 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 1.28 per million Cross-References Synonym 忌讳 jìhuìSee 瓜田李下 guātiánlǐxià Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
