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cấm kị

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to abstain
Verb
to abstain
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Meaning
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to abstain Core ActionsTheme

To proactively stay away from or not perform actions that are considered inadvisable.

vi Anh ấy cấm kị uống rượu khi đang lái xe.

en He abstains from drinking alcohol while driving.

Noun

Sense 2 Noun
taboo

A taboo refers to something that is culturally or socially forbidden or restricted by custom.

vi Việc này là một điều cấm kị trong văn hóa của họ.

en This act is a taboo in their culture.

Parts
cấm / kị / 禁忌
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
禁忌
Candidates by syllable
cấm kị (忌)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
avoid / avoid
Use
cấm cung / cấm cửa / cấm túc / quốc cấm …
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