讳莫如深 in English hui4 mo4 ru2 shen1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

讳 莫 如 深

Traditional Characters

諱 莫 如 深

Pinyin

hui4 mo4 ru2 shen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

讳hui4to avoid mentioning 莫mo4surname Mo 如ru2as 深shen1old variant of 深[shen1]