Chinese word dictionary

讳莫如深

huì mò rú shēn · (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject

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Simplified讳莫如深

Traditional諱莫如深

Pinyinhuì mò rú shēn

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

讳huì

taboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning

莫mò

cannot; do not; is not; negative

如rú

as, as if, like, such as, supposing

深shēn

deep, profound; depth

How to learn 讳莫如深

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for example; for instance; such as

如果rúguǒ

if; in case; in the event that

不如bùrú

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

例如lìrú

for example; for instance; such as

深shēn

(lit. and fig.) deep; old variant of 深[shen1]

加深jiāshēn

to deepen