犯諱
fàn​huì

to use a tabooed name

  • created sense approved 犯讳/犯諱 · fàn​huì · to use a tabooed name — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    犯讳 / 犯諱

    fàn​huì

    to use a tabooed name

    (archaic) to use the tabooed name of an emperor, official, or elder, which was historically forbidden

    犯, 讳

    犯 (literal) → 犯 · fàn · to violate 讳 (literal) → 讳/諱 · huì · honorific name

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 犯讳/犯諱 · fàn​huì · to violate a taboo — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    犯讳 / 犯諱

    fàn​huì

    to violate a taboo

    to use a word or character that is considered unlucky or forbidden by custom

    犯, 讳

    犯 (literal) → 犯 · fàn · to violate 讳 (literal) → 讳/諱 · huì · taboo

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense