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Character Decomposition
忌=己+心
Etymology
heart
Meanings
to be jealous of
fear
dread
scruple
to avoid or abstain from
to quit
to give up sth
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Words with 忌 111 total
to avoid as taboo避忌bì jìto have misgivings · apprehension · worry · qualm · scruple顾忌gù jìtaboo · contraindication (medicine) · to abstain from禁忌jìn jìto have scruples · to have misgivings拘忌jū jìto avoid as taboo · to avoid by all means切忌qiè jìto be arrested by fear · restraint · scruple畏忌wèi jìsuspicion嫌忌xián jìjealousy · suspicious and jealous疑忌yí jì
Idioms with 忌 20 total Chain
all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes · nothing is taboo百无禁忌bǎi wú jìn jì(idiom) to run rampant; to act with impunity横行无忌héng xíng wú jìhiding 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讳疾忌医huì jí jì yīabsolutely unrestrained · unbridled · without the slightest scruple肆无忌惮sì wú jì dànlit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom) · to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents投鼠忌器tóu shǔ jì qìmagnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)外宽内忌wài kuān nèi jì
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