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    v.infmlavoid using taboo words or phrases

    • xíng chuán de rén bì hui chén

      行船避讳

      In former times there existed a superstition whereby people onboard a ship avoided the word "sink".

    • wǒ men réng rán bì hui tán lùn zhè shì

      我们仍然避讳谈论

      The subject is still a taboo to us.

    • zāng huà yīng gāi bì hui

      脏话应该避讳

      Nasty words should be avoided.

  • 2

    v.infmldodge; evade

    • tā cóng bù bì hui

      避讳

      She never avoids the issue.

    • nán rén yīng gāi bì hui bù liáng shì hào

      男人应该避讳不良嗜好

      Men should reject bad habits.