避bei6諱wai5

English

1. to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)
2. to avoid a taboo word or topic
3. to refrain from; to avoid
4. to avoid saying someone's name, usually in the case of the emperor or an elder relativeunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 迴避、唔講某人個名，例如君主或長輩unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  以前啲人要避諱唔講皇帝個名。

  In the past, people avoided saying the emperor's name.