忌諱

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 忌諱. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 忌諱, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 忌諱 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 忌諱 you have here. The definition of the word 忌諱 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of忌諱, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: 忌讳

Chinese

avoid as taboo; jealous avoid mentioning; to taboo
trad. (忌諱) 忌 諱
simp. (忌讳) 忌 讳

Etymology

“(euphemistic) vinegar”
It substitutes 醋 (cù, “vinegar”), which also means “jealousy”.

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 忌 諱
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 群 (30) 曉 (32)
Final (韻) 之 (19) 微 (21)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 渠記切 許貴切
Baxter giH xjw+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɡɨH/ /hʉiH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɡɨH/ /hʷɨiH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɡieH/ /xiuəiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/gɨH/ /hujH/
Li
Rong 		/ɡiəH/ /xiuəiH/
Wang
Li 		/ɡĭəH/ /xĭwəiH/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/giH/ /xwe̯iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		jì huì
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		gei6 fai3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 忌
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		jì
Middle
Chinese 		‹ giH ›
Old
Chinese 		/*m-k(r)ək-s/
English warn; avoid

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 忌 諱
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 5774 12812
Phonetic
component 		己 韋
Rime
group 		之 微
Rime
subdivision 		0 2
Corresponding
MC rime 		忌 諱
Old
Chinese 		/*ɡɯs/ /*qʰʷɯls/

Verb

忌諱

  1. to avoid like a plague; to consider as taboo
    政府挺忌諱這個的。 [MSC, trad.]
    政府挺忌讳这个的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhèngfǔ tǐng jìhuì zhège de.
    The government considers this a taboo topic.

Synonyms

Noun

忌諱

  1. taboo
  2. (regional, euphemistic) vinegar

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 醋 (“vinegar”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 醋
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 醋, 忌諱
Taiwan 醋
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 忌諱
Harbin 醋, 忌諱
Shenyang 醋, 忌諱
Singapore 醋
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 醋, 忌諱
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 醋, 忌諱
Qingdao 忌諱
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 醋
Wanrong 醋
Zhengzhou 忌諱
Xi'an 醋
Xining 醋
Xuzhou 醋, 忌諱
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 醋
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 醋
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 醋
Lanzhou 醋
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 醋
Wuhan 醋
Guiyang 醋
Kunming 醋
Guilin 醋
Liuzhou 醋, 酸醋
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 醋
Yangzhou 醋
Nantong 醋
Hefei 醋
Cantonese Guangzhou 醋
Hong Kong 醋
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 醋
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 醋
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 醋
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 醋
Macau 醋
Guangzhou (Panyu) 醋
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 醋
Guangzhou (Conghua) 醋
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 醋
Foshan 醋
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 醋
Foshan (Shunde) 醋
Foshan (Sanshui) 醋
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 醋
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 醋
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 醋
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 醋
Zhuhai (Doumen) 醋
Jiangmen (Baisha) 醋
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 醋
Taishan 酸, 醋
Kaiping (Chikan) 酸
Enping (Niujiang) 酸, 醋
Heshan (Yayao) 醋
Dongguan 醋
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 醋
Shenzhen (Dapeng) 醋
Qingyuan 醋
Fogang 醋
Yingde (Hanguang) 醋
Yangshan 醋
Lianshan (Butian) 醋
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) 醋
Shaoguan 醋
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 醋
Renhua 醋
Lechang 醋
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 醋
Sihui 醋
Guangning 醋
Deqing 醋
Huaiji 醋
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 醋
Yunfu 醋
Xinxing 醋
Luoding 醋
Yunan (Pingtai) 醋
Yangjiang 醋
Xinyi 酸醋
Lianjiang 醋
Nanning 醋, 七醋, 酸醋
Wuzhou 醋
Yulin 醋
Hepu (Lianzhou) 醋
Beihai 醋
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 酸醋
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 醋
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 酸醋
Danzhou 醋
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 醋
Singapore (Guangfu) 醋
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 醋
Móng Cái 酸醋
Yangon (Taishan) 醋
Gan Nanchang 醋, 小酒
Lichuan 醋, 小酒
Pingxiang 醋, 小酒
Hakka Meixian 醋, 酸醋, 甜酒
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 醋
Dongguan (Qingxi) 醋
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 醋
Zengcheng (Zhengguo) 醋
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 醋
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 醋
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 醋
Wuhua (Huacheng) 醋
Wuhua (Changbu) 醋
Wuhua (Mianyang) 醋, 酸醋
Heyuan (Bendihua) 醋
Liannan 醋
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 酸醋
Jiexi 醋
Changting 醋
Ninghua 小酒, 醋
Yudu 醋, 小酒, 酸酒
Shicheng 醋
Shangyou (Shexi) 小酒
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 酸醋, 醋
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 酸醋, 醋
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 酸醋
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 酸醋, 醋
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 酸醋, 醋
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 酸醋, 醋
Hong Kong 醋
Luchuan 醋
Luchuan (Daqiao) 醋
Sabah (Longchuan) 酸醋
Senai (Huiyang) 醋
Singkawang 甜酒
Huizhou Jixi 醋
Shexian 醋
Huangshan (Tunxi) 醋
Xiuning 醋
Yixian 醋
Qimen 醋
Wuyuan 醋
Jin Taiyuan 醋
Pingyao 醋
Xinzhou 醋
Hohhot 醋
Northern Min Jian'ou 醋, 小酒
Jian'ou (Dikou) 醋
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 醋
Pucheng (Shibei) 醋
Eastern Min Fuzhou 醋
Fuqing 醋, 酸
Southern Min Xiamen 醋
Quanzhou 醋
Kaohsiung 醋
Penang (Hokkien) 醋
Singapore (Hokkien) 醋
Manila (Hokkien) 醋
Zhangping 酸醋
Zhangping (Yongfu) 醋, 酸醋
Pingnan (Shangdu) 醋
Chaozhou 醋
Shantou 醋
Haifeng 醋
Bangkok (Teochew) 醋
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 醋
Singapore (Teochew) 醋
Wenchang 醋
Haikou 醋
Singapore (Hainanese) 醋
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 醋
Zhongshan (Sanxiang) 醋
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 醋, 酸醋
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 醋
Wu Shanghai 醋, 米醋
Shanghai (Chongming) 酸醋
Suzhou 醋, 酸醋
Wuxi 醋, 酸醋
Danyang 醋, 酸醋
Hangzhou 醋, 米醋
Ningbo 米醋
Wenzhou 醋
Jinhua 醋, 米醋
Xiang Changsha 醋, 小酒
Loudi 小酒
Shuangfeng 醋, 小酒
Quanzhou 醋

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (忌諱):
  • → Japanese: 忌諱(きき) (kiki)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
忌 諱
き
Grade: S 		き
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

忌(き)諱(き) • (kiki) 

  1. displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia