忌諱

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See also: 忌讳

Chinese[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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. *[t] 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[edit]

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. [Pinyin]
    The government considers this a taboo topic.

Synonyms[edit]

Noun[edit]

忌諱

  1. taboo
  2. (regional, euphemistic) vinegar

Synonyms[edit]

Dialectal synonyms of 醋 (“vinegar”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 醋
Mandarin Beijing 醋, 忌諱
Taiwan 醋
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 忌諱
Harbin 醋, 忌諱
Shenyang 醋, 忌諱
Yantai (Muping) 醋, 忌諱
Qingdao 忌諱
Jinan 醋, 忌諱
Luoyang 醋
Wanrong 醋
Zhengzhou 忌諱
Xi'an 醋
Yinchuan 醋
Lanzhou 醋
Xining 醋
Wuhan 醋
Chengdu 醋
Guiyang 醋
Kunming 醋
Guilin 醋
Liuzhou 醋, 酸醋
Xuzhou 醋, 忌諱
Yangzhou 醋
Nanjing 醋
Hefei 醋
Nantong 醋
Singapore 醋
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 醋
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 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) 醋
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng 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
Conghua (Lütian) 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
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
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 醋
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[edit]

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

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
忌 諱
き
Grade: S 		き
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun[edit]

忌(き)諱(き) • (kiki) 

  1. displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
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