wai5 mok6 jyu4 sam1諱莫如深讳莫如深
Jyutpingwai5 mok6 jyu4 sam1
Yalewáih mokh yyùh sām

Definition

(idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject

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T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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遺書遗书
wai4 syu1posthumous writing; suicide note
混沌
wan6 deon6confused (Cantonese)
豢養豢养
waan6 joeng5to keep (an animal); (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay
濰坊市潍坊市
wai4 fong1 si5Weifang, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
渾如浑如
wan4 jyu4very similar
回信
wui4 seon3to reply; letter written in reply
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