諱莫如深

諱莫如深

Chinese

		avoid mentioning; to taboo	do not; there is none who	as (if); such as	deep; profound
trad. (諱莫如深)		諱	莫	如	深
simp. (讳莫如深)		讳	莫	如	深

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huìmòrúshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁵ mok⁶ jyu⁴ sam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huìmòrúshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueymohrushen
    • IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wai⁵ mok⁶ jyu⁴ sam¹
    • Yale: wáih mohk yùh sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁵ mok⁹ jy⁴ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wei⁵ mog⁶ yu⁴ sem¹
    • IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯¹³ mɔːk̚² jyː²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

諱莫如深

1. to keep one's mouth shut about a secret to guard it closely