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禁忌语
jìn jì yǔ
Pinyin
Definition
禁忌语
-
jìn jì yǔ
taboo language
Character Decomposition
禁
林
示
忌
己
心
语
讠
一
力
一
口
Related Words
(20)
不禁
bù jīn
1
can't help (doing sth)
2
can't refrain from
禁
jīn
1
to endure
禁忌
jìn jì
1
taboo
2
contraindication (medicine)
3
to abstain from
禁止
jìn zhǐ
1
to prohibit
2
to forbid
3
to ban
切忌
qiè jì
1
to avoid as taboo
2
to avoid by all means
严禁
yán jìn
1
to strictly prohibit
囚禁
qiú jìn
1
to imprison
2
captivity
妒忌
dù jì
1
to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc)
2
to be envious
3
envy
威士忌
wēi shì jì
1
whiskey (loanword)
忌
jì
1
to be jealous of
2
fear
3
dread
4
scruple
5
to avoid or abstain from
6
to quit
7
to give up sth
忌口
jì kǒu
1
abstain from certain food (as when ill)
2
avoid certain foods
3
be on a diet
忌妒
jì du
1
to be jealous of
2
to envy
3
jealousy
4
envy
忌讳
jì huì
1
taboo
2
to avoid as taboo
3
to abstain from
猜忌
cāi jì
1
to be suspicious and jealous of
禁令
jìn lìng
1
prohibition
2
ban
禁区
jìn qū
1
restricted area
2
forbidden region
禁用
jīn yòng
1
to withstand heavy use
2
durable
禁运
jìn yùn
1
embargo
2
export ban (e.g. on weapons)
禁锢
jìn gù
1
to confine
2
to imprison
3
prohibition
4
shackles
5
fetters
禁食
jìn shí
1
to fast
2
to abstain from eating
3
to forbid the eating of (certain foods)
4
a fast
Idioms
(12)
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
1
lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
2
to ensure strictly obedience
喜不自禁
xǐ bù zì jīn
1
unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
外宽内忌
wài kuān nèi jì
1
magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)
妒贤忌能
dù xián jì néng
1
to envy the virtuous and talented (idiom)
屡禁不止
lu:3 jìn bù zhǐ
1
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
屡禁不绝
lu:3 jìn bù jué
1
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
弱不禁风
ruò bù jīn fēng
1
too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
2
fragile state of health
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
1
lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
2
to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
田忌赛马
Tián Jì sài mǎ
1
Tian Ji races his horses (and accepts one loss in order to ensure two wins) (idiom)
百无禁忌
bǎi wú jìn jì
1
all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes
2
nothing is taboo
童言无忌
tóng yán wú jì
1
children's words carry no harm (idiom)
讳疾忌医
huì jí jì yī
1
hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism
2
to keep one's shortcomings secret
3
to refuse to listen to advice
Sample Sentences