隐讳 (隱諱)
yǐn huì
Pinyin
Definition
隐讳 (隱諱)
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- to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
时隐时现
- 1 appearing and disappearing (idiom)
- 2 intermittently visible
直言不讳
- 1 to speak bluntly (idiom)
- 2 not to mince words
直言无讳
- 1 to speak one's mind
- 2 to speak candidly (idiom)
若隐若现
- 1 faintly discernible (idiom)
讳疾忌医
- 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