讳疾忌医

諱疾忌醫

huìjí-jìyī

idiom

Meanings

1 to hide one's illness for fear of treatment
2 to refuse to acknowledge problems or accept criticism

Characters

to avoid mentioning; taboo

to shun; to avoid

doctor; medicine

Examples

HSK 7-9

面对错误，我们不能讳疾忌医，要勇于改正。

Miànduì cuòwù, wǒmen bùnéng huìjí-jìyī, yào yǒngyú gǎizhèng.

When we face mistakes, we can't hide them out of fear - we must bravely correct them.

HSK 7-9

公司管理层讳疾忌医，问题越积越多。

Gōngsī guǎnlǐcéng huìjí-jìyī, wèntí yuè jī yuè duō.

The company's management refuses to acknowledge problems, and issues keep piling up.

Tips

history

From Song philosopher Zhou Dunyi's 《周子通书·过》: 今人有过，不喜人规，如护疾而忌医，宁灭其身而无悟也 - 'people today hate being corrected, like hiding a disease and shunning the doctor, ruining themselves without realizing.'

Stroke Order

讳 huì

疾 jí

忌 jì

医 yī