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讳疾忌医

huì jí jì yīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom) / fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism / to keep one's shortcomings secret / to refuse to listen to advice
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

諱疾忌醫 讳疾忌医 [hui4 ji2 ji4 yi1] /hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism/to keep one's shortcomings secret/to refuse to listen to advice/

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Other forms in these source records: 諱疾忌醫

  • 讳
    huì

    to avoid mentioning / taboo word / name of deceased emperor or superior

  • 疾
    jí

    (bound form) disease / ailment / (bound form) swift / (literary) to hate / to abhor

  • 忌
    jì

    to be jealous of / fear / dread / scruple / to avoid or abstain from / to quit / to give up sth

  • 医
    yī

    medical / medicine / doctor / to cure / to treat

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.