忌諱

忌諱

See also: 忌讳

Chinese

		avoid as taboo; jealous	avoid mentioning; to taboo
trad. (忌諱)		忌	諱
simp. (忌讳)		忌	讳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìhuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei⁶ wai⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): kī-hùi / khī-hùi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: jìhuì → jìhui (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ → ㄐㄧˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jih.huey
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕi⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 季會／季会 忌諱／忌讳 濟惠／济惠 計會／计会 際會／际会

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei⁶ wai⁵
    • Yale: geih wáih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei⁶ wai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi⁶ wei⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /kei̯²² wɐi̯¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kī-hùi
    • Tâi-lô: kī-huì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kixhuix
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki²²⁻²¹ hui²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹⁻²² hui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki³³⁻²¹ hui²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki³³⁻¹¹ hui¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khī-hùi
    • Tâi-lô: khī-huì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qixhuix
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰi³³⁻¹¹ hui¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi³³⁻²¹ hui²¹/

Verb

忌諱

1. to avoid like a plague; to consider as taboo

Synonyms

• 避諱／避讳 (bìhuì)
• (Min Nan) 忌克

Noun

忌諱

1. taboo
2. (regional, euphemistic) vinegar

Synonyms

• (taboo): 避忌 (bìjì), 禁忌 (jìnjì)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
忌	諱
き Grade: S	き Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

忌諱 (hiragana きき, rōmaji kiki)

1. displeasure; offense; offence; disliking