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

without concealing anything; to pass away; to die

taboo name (e.g. of emperor)

taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from

to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old); to violate a taboo; to use a taboo word or character

to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)

to avoid a taboo word or topic; to refrain from; to avoid

to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind

to make a full confession; to plead guilty

see 直言不諱|直言不讳[zhi2 yan2 bu4 hui4]