犯讳 in English fan4 hui4 Meaning

Meanings

  • 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

Simplified Characters

犯 讳

Traditional Characters

犯 諱

Pinyin

fan4 hui4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

犯fan4to violate 讳hui4to avoid mentioning