讳

to avoid mentioning / taboo word / name of deceased emperor or superior

"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

surname Wei

soft leather

taboo / to avoid as taboo / to abstain from

to make a full confession / to plead guilty

to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words

to avoid a taboo word or topic

to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from / to avoid

important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!

to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind

cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display

without concealing anything / to pass away / to die

taboo name (e.g. of emperor)

to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old) / to violate a taboo / to use a taboo word or character

to speak one's mind / to speak candidly (idiom)

taboo name / name of deceased

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

euphemism / word used to avoid a taboo reference