violate taboos; forbidden
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to violate taboos; to offend against prohibitions (esp. imperial censorship)
archaicHistorically used in the context of literary inquisition (文字狱) to describe words or phrases that offended imperial sensibilities. Now largely archaic but appears in historical texts.
Zhè这
bù部
shū书
yīn因
yǔ语
shè涉
wéi违
ài碍
ér而
bèi被
jìn禁
huǐ毁
。
This book was banned and destroyed because its language violated taboos.
Qīng清
dài代
wén文
zì字
yù狱
zhōng中
，
xǔ许
duō多
wéi违
ài碍
zì字
jù句
dōu都
huì会
zhāo招
zhì致
shā杀
shēn身
zhī之
huò祸
。
During the Qing Dynasty's literary inquisition, many forbidden phrases could bring capital punishment.
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Biān编
zuǎn纂
zhě者
xiǎo小
xīn心
yì翼
yì翼
dì地
shān删
qù去
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
kě可
néng能
wéi违
ài碍
de的
nèi内
róng容
。
The editors carefully deleted all potentially offensive content.