諱〔讳〕 wai⁵ {huì}

1. to avoid mentioning
2. taboo word
3. name of deceased emperor or superior

諱言〔讳-〕 wai⁵ jin⁴ {huì yán}

dare not or would not speak up; to avoid mentioning something

諱稱〔讳称〕 wai⁵ cing¹ {huì chēng}

1. euphemism
2. word used to avoid a taboo reference

諱名〔讳-〕 wai⁵ ming⁴ {huì míng}

1. taboo name
2. name of deceased

諱莫如深〔讳---〕 wai⁵ mok⁶ jyu⁴ sam¹ {huì mò rú shēn}

important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to anyone!

諱疾忌醫〔讳--医〕 wai⁵ zat⁶ gei⁶ ji¹ {huì jí jì yī}

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