讳疾忌医(huì jí jì yī): hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 諱疾忌醫
hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- huì jí jì yī
- Meaning
- hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 諱疾忌醫
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讳疾忌医 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 讳疾忌医 — tap one to open its word page.
cán残jí疾
HSK 6disabled
cán残jí疾rén人
HSK 6disabled person
jí疾bìng病
HSK 6disease; sickness; ailment
jì忌huì讳
HSK 7-9taboo
gòng供rèn认bù不huì讳
to make a full confession; to plead guilty
zhí直yán言bù不huì讳
to speak bluntly (idiom)
zhí直yán言wú无huì讳
see 直言不讳
huì讳mò莫rú如shēn深
(idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject
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