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  • 1

    n.taboo

    • tā wéi fǎn le jì huì

      违反忌讳

      He violated the taboo.

    • zài gōng gòng chǎng hé jiē wěn shì yī gè jì huì

      公共场合接吻忌讳

      Kissing in public is a taboo.

    • zài mǎ lái xī yà qīng míng jié pāi zhào shì gè dà jì huì

      马来西亚清明节拍照忌讳

      It is a taboo to take photos of this occasion in Malaysia.

  • 2

    v.avoid as taboo; abstain from; dislike

    • yé ye zuì jì huì rén jia shuō tā nián lǎo

      爷爷忌讳人家年老

      Grandfather dislikes it when people say he is old.

    • tā jì huì tán zì jǐ de cán jí

      忌讳自己残疾

      She shies away from talking about her disability.

    • tā jì huì rén jia jiào tā de chuò hào

      忌讳人家绰号

      She doesn't like people calling him by his nickname.

  • 3

    v.avoid as harmful; avoid something for fear of its possible bad consequences

    • dé le lì ji de rén jì huì chī shēng lěng yóu nì de shí wù

      痢疾忌讳生冷油腻食物

      People suffering from dysentery must avoid raw, cold or greasy food.

    • zài xué xí shang zuì jì huì de shì yǒu shǐ wú zhōng

      学习忌讳有始无终

      In study the worst danger is give up halfway.

    • shēng huó zhōng zuì jì huì shuō bié rén huài huà

      生活忌讳别人坏话

      In life, the most undesirable result is to speak ill of others.

Word usage

  • "忌讳" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
    • 忌讳

      one taboo

    • 忌讳

      one kind of taboo