讳言

Traditional: 諱言

huì yán

Dictionary entry

to avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive or unpleasant matters, usu. in the negative, as in 不諱言|不讳言[bu4 hui4 yan2] "to state frankly")

What does 讳言 mean?

讳言 (huì yán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive or unpleasant matters, usu. in the negative, as in 不諱言|不讳言[bu4 hui4 yan2] "to state frankly")

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讳huìto avoid mentioning · taboo word 言yánwords · speech

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讳言

huì yán

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