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諱疾忌醫 (wai5 zat6 gei6 ji1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

諱疾忌醫 (wai5 zat6 gei6 ji1, huì jí jì yī) — 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

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 諱言 (wai5 jin4) — dare not or would not speak up; to avoid mentioning something
• 諱 (wai5) — to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
• 諱 (wai3) — to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior
• 諱名 (wai5 ming4) — taboo name; name of deceased
• 諱稱 (wai5 cing1) — euphemism; word used to avoid a taboo reference
• 諱莫如深 (wai5 mok6 jyu4 sam1) — (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untoucha…

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