戒忌
jiè jì
Pinyin

Definition

戒忌
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jiè jì
  1. a taboo
  2. to avoid sth (as taboo)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

戒指
jiè zhi
  1. 1 (finger) ring
戒烟
jiè yān
  1. 1 to give up smoking
戒酒
jiè jiǔ
  1. 1 to give up drinking
  2. 2 to abstain from drinking
禁忌
jìn jì
  1. 1 taboo
  2. 2 contraindication (medicine)
  3. 3 to abstain from
钻戒
zuàn jiè
  1. 1 diamond ring
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
八戒
bā jiè
  1. 1 the eight precepts (Buddhism)
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
戒
jiè
  1. 1 to guard against
  2. 2 to exhort
  3. 3 to admonish or warn
  4. 4 to give up or stop doing sth
  5. 5 Buddhist monastic discipline
  6. 6 ring (for a finger)
戒备
jiè bèi
  1. 1 to take precautions
  2. 2 to guard against (emergency)
猜忌
cāi jì
  1. 1 to be suspicious and jealous of
破戒
pò jiè
  1. 1 to violate a religious precept
  2. 2 to smoke or drink after giving up
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
猪八戒
Zhū Bā jiè
  1. 1 Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake
  2. 2 Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation

Idioms (11)

以示警戒
yǐ shì jǐng jiè
  1. 1 to serve as a warning (idiom)
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)
戒奢崇俭
jiè shē chóng jiǎn
  1. 1 to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
戒骄戒躁
jiè jiāo jiè zào
  1. 1 to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
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
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)
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)
言者无罪，闻者足戒
yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè
  1. 1 don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously
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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