[动]
(忌讳) avoid as taboo
no need for reticence; it is no secret that...
无庸讳言
speak bluntly; call a spade a spade
直言不讳
[名]
(忌讳的事情) forbidden word; taboo
Something was said that happened to be taboo with him.
犯了他的讳了。
(旧时指死去的帝王或尊长的名字) the name, regarded as taboo, of a deceased emperor or head of a family