avoid mentioning; dare not speak
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to dare not or be unwilling to speak; to avoid mentioning
formalOften used in formal or written contexts when discussing sensitive topics that one avoids mentioning directly. Commonly appears in set phrases like 无可讳言.
Wú无
kě可
huì讳
yán言
，
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
shī失
wù误
。
There is no denying that this was our mistake.
Tā他
háo毫
bù不
huì讳
yán言
zì自
jǐ己
duì对
jīn金
qián钱
de的
zhuī追
qiú求
。
He makes no bones about his pursuit of money.
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Duì对
yú于
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
，
wǒ我
men们
wú无
xū需
huì讳
yán言
。
There is no need for us to avoid mentioning this issue.
Cuò错
wù误
shì是
nán难
miǎn免
de的
，
zhè这
yě也
shì是
nán难
yǐ以
huì讳
yán言
de的
shì事
shí实
。
Mistakes are inevitable, and this is a fact that is hard to deny.