諱疾忌醫

Chinese

		avoid mentioning; to taboo	sickness; disease; hate sickness; disease; hate; envy	avoid as taboo; jealous	medical; medicine; doctor medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
trad. (諱疾忌醫)		諱	疾	忌	醫
simp. (讳疾忌医)		讳	疾	忌	医

Etymology

From a story of Marquis Huan of Cai recorded by Zhou Dunyi.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huìjíjìyī

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁵ zat⁶ gei⁶ ji¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: huìjíjìyī
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueyjyijihi
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ i⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁵ zat⁶ gei⁶ ji¹
  - Yale: wáih jaht geih yī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁵ dzat⁹ gei⁶ ji¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁵ zed⁶ géi⁶ yi¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯¹³ t͡sɐt̚² kei̯²² jiː⁵⁵/

Idiom

諱疾忌醫

to avoid seeking medical attention for fear of disease
to conceal one's shortcomings for fear of criticism

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