畏忌
wèi jì
Pinyin

Definition

畏忌
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wèi jì
  1. to be arrested by fear
  2. restraint
  3. scruple

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

禁忌
jìn jì
  1. 1 taboo
  2. 2 contraindication (medicine)
  3. 3 to abstain from
切忌
qiè jì
  1. 1 to avoid as taboo
  2. 2 to avoid by all means
妒忌
dù jì
  1. 1 to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)
  2. 2 to be envious
  3. 3 envy
威士忌
wēi shì jì
  1. 1 whiskey (loanword)
忌
jì
  1. 1 to be jealous of
  2. 2 fear
  3. 3 dread
  4. 4 scruple
  5. 5 to avoid or abstain from
  6. 6 to quit
  7. 7 to give up sth
忌口
jì kǒu
  1. 1 abstain from certain food (as when ill)
  2. 2 avoid certain foods
  3. 3 be on a diet
忌妒
jì du
  1. 1 to be jealous of
  2. 2 to envy
  3. 3 jealousy
  4. 4 envy
忌讳
jì huì
  1. 1 taboo
  2. 2 to avoid as taboo
  3. 3 to abstain from
敬畏
jìng wèi
  1. 1 to revere
敌敌畏
dí dí wèi
  1. 1 dichlorvos C4H7Cl2PÒ, organic phosphate used as insecticide (loanword)
  2. 2 also called dimethyl dichloro-vinyl phosphate DDVP
猜忌
cāi jì
  1. 1 to be suspicious and jealous of
畏
wèi
  1. 1 to fear
畏惧
wèi jù
  1. 1 to fear
  2. 2 to dread
  3. 3 foreboding
童言无忌
tóng yán wú jì
  1. 1 children's words carry no harm (idiom)
肆无忌惮
sì wú jì dàn
  1. 1 absolutely unrestrained
  2. 2 unbridled
  3. 3 without the slightest scruple
顾忌
gù jì
  1. 1 to have misgivings
  2. 2 apprehension
  3. 3 worry
  4. 4 qualm
  5. 5 scruple
人言可畏
rén yán kě wèi
  1. 1 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
可畏
kě wèi
  1. 1 dreadful
  2. 2 formidable
大无畏
dà wú wèi
  1. 1 utterly fearless
后生可畏
hòu shēng kě wèi
  1. 1 the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)
  2. 2 the younger generations will surpass us in time

Idioms (16)

不畏强暴
bù wèi qiáng bào
  1. 1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
不畏强权
bù wèi qiáng quán
  1. 1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
人言可畏
rén yán kě wèi
  1. 1 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
  1. 1 lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the fearlessness of youth
外宽内忌
wài kuān nèi jì
  1. 1 magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)
妒贤忌能
dù xián jì néng
  1. 1 to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
后生可畏
hòu shēng kě wèi
  1. 1 the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)
  2. 2 the younger generations will surpass us in time
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
  1. 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
望而生畏
wàng ér shēng wèi
  1. 1 intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring
  2. 2 terrifying
  3. 3 overwhelming
田忌赛马
Tián Jì sài mǎ
  1. 1 Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
畏缩不前
wèi suō bù qián
  1. 1 to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
百无禁忌
bǎi wú jìn jì
  1. 1 all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes
  2. 2 nothing is taboo
童言无忌
tóng yán wú jì
  1. 1 children's words carry no harm (idiom)
视为畏途
shì wéi wèi tú
  1. 1 to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth
讳疾忌医
huì jí jì yī
  1. 1 hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism
  2. 2 to keep one's shortcomings secret
  3. 3 to refuse to listen to advice

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