隐讳 (隱諱)
yǐn huì
Pinyin

Definition

隐讳 (隱諱)
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yǐn huì
  1. to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yǐn xíng
  1. 1 invisible
yǐn rěn
  1. 1 to bear patiently
  2. 2 to endure silently
  3. 3 to forbear
yǐn mán
  1. 1 to conceal
  2. 2 to hide (a taboo subject)
  3. 3 to cover up the truth
yǐn sī
  1. 1 secrets
  2. 2 private business
  3. 3 privacy
yǐn yuē
  1. 1 vague
  2. 2 faint
  3. 3 indistinct

Idioms (7)

时隐时现
shí yǐn shí xiàn
  1. 1 appearing and disappearing (idiom)
  2. 2 intermittently visible
直言不讳
zhí yán bù huì
  1. 1 to speak bluntly (idiom)
  2. 2 not to mince words
直言无讳
zhí yán wú huì
  1. 1 to speak one's mind
  2. 2 to speak candidly (idiom)
若隐若现
ruò yǐn ruò xiàn
  1. 1 faintly discernible (idiom)
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