Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 讳


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Meaning

taboo word, to avoid mentioning, concealing

Pronunciation

huì

Explanation

Left: word /, right: leather (Two layers are separated with special sword to make leather)

Mnemonic

If a word is analysed up like leather, then it becomes: a taboo.

Radicals

word(traditionally , which shows sound waves out of a mouth)
soft leather(untanned leather: The raw leather is spliced in two layers with a longer blade of a sword - The radical stands for tanned leather. The radical is used for skin.)
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Vocabulary

忌讳 jì huì taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
隐讳 yǐn huì a taboo subject; sth best kept secret
避讳 bì hui to avoid using a taboo word; to evade


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