created sense approved 讳疾忌医/諱疾忌醫 · huìjíjìyī · to hide an illness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
讳疾忌医 / 諱疾忌醫
huìjíjìyī
to hide an illness
To hide an illness for fear of treatment; (figuratively) to conceal one's faults or shortcomings to avoid criticism or refuse to listen to advice
讳 (literal) → 讳/諱 · huì · to avoid mentioning 疾 (literal) → 疾 · jí · disease 忌 (literal) → 忌 · jì · to avoid 医 (literal) → 医/醫 · yī · to treat
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 讳疾忌医/諱疾忌醫 · huìjíjìyī · to ignore small problems — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
讳疾忌医 / 諱疾忌醫
huìjíjìyī
to ignore small problems
To ignore or cover up small problems, eventually leading to an unmanageable situation
讳 (literal) → 讳/諱 · huì · to avoid mentioning 疾 (literal) → 疾 · jí · disease 忌 (literal) → 忌 · jì · to avoid 医 (literal) → 医/醫 · yī · to treat
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition