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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	讳	諱	huì	hui4	to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
2	讳称	諱稱	huì chēng	hui4 cheng1	euphemism; word used to avoid a taboo reference
3	讳疾忌医	諱疾忌醫	huì jí jì yī	hui4 ji2 ji4 yi1	hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism; to keep one's shortcomings secret; to refuse to listen to advice
4	讳名	諱名	huì míng	hui4 ming2	taboo name; name of deceased
5	讳莫如深	諱莫如深	huì mò rú shēn	hui4 mo4 ru2 shen1	important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!