| 讳 | huì | to avoid mentioning; taboo word; name of deceased emperor or superior |
| 忌讳 | jì huì | taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from |
| 不讳 | bù huì | without concealing anything; die |
| 名讳 | míng huì | taboo name (e.g. of emperor) |
| 直言不讳 | zhí yán bù huì | straight talk, nothing taboo (idiom); frank and straightforward; to speak bluntly without euphemism |
| 直言无讳 | zhí yán wú huì | to speak one’s mind; to speak candidly (idiom) |
| 讳名 | huì míng | taboo name; name of deceased |
| 讳疾忌医 | huì jí jì yī | hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism; to keep one's shortcomings secret; to refuse to listen to advice |
| 讳称 | huì chēng | taboo reference |
| 讳莫如深 | huì mò rú shēn | important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone! |
| 避讳 | bì huì | taboo against using the personal names of emperors or one's elders |
| 避讳 | bì hui | to avoid using a taboo word; to evade |
| 隐讳 | yǐn huì | a taboo subject; sth best kept secret |
