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忌: jealous; envious; fear

 

忌 jì


: to be jealous of
: fear; dread; scruple
: to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up something

Kun Reading

忌み | いみ imi

noun
: mourning; abstinence
: taboo
: religious purification
: (Noun prefix) pure; holy

忌む | いむ imu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to avoid; to refrain from; to shun
: to detest

On Reading

忌 | き ki

noun
: mourning; mourning period
: (Noun suffix) anniversary of one’s death

 Usage:

忌諱[讳] ji4hui4: taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
[忌諱 | きい kii OR きき kiki: displeasure; offense; offence; disliking]
忌口 ji4kou3: abstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods; be on a diet
忌妒 ji4du: to be jealous of; to envy; jealousy; envy
忌恨 ji4hen4: hate (due to envy etc)
忌憚[惮] ji4dan4: to be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear
[忌憚 | きたん kitan: reserve; modesty]
猜忌 cai1ji4: to be suspicious and jealous of
禁忌 jin4ji4: taboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from
[きんき kinki: taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided] : contraindication (medical)
切忌 qie4ji4: to avoid as taboo; to avoid by all means
妒忌 du4ji4: jealous; jealousy
嫌忌 xian2ji4: suspicion [けんき kenki OR けんぎ kengi: dislike; aversion]



Japanese common word | expression
忌むべき | いむべき imuheki
: abominable; detestable



Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
外寬內忌 [外宽内忌] wai4 kuan1 nei4 ji4
: magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside

妒賢忌能 [妒贤忌能] du4 xian2 ji4 neng2
: to envy the virtuous and talented

投鼠忌器 tou2 shu3 ji4 qi4
: to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases; to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents

童言無忌 [童言无忌] tong2 yan2 wu2 ji4
: children’s words carry no harm

無所畏忌 [无所畏忌] wu2 suo3 wei4 ji4
: without any fear of consequences; totally devoid of scruples

百無禁忌 [百无禁忌] bai3 wu2 jin4 ji4
: all taboos are off; anything goes; nothing is taboo

諱疾忌醫 [讳疾忌医] hui4 ji2 ji4 yi1
: hiding a sickness for fear of treatment; fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism; to keep one’s shortcomings secret; to refuse to listen to advice

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
心 (xin1: heart radical 61) suggests the meaning while
(ji3: self) provides the sound.



 Examples:
去れ、忌まわしき憂鬱よ。
され、いまわしきゆううつよ sare imawashiki yuu utsu yo
Hence, loathed melancholy.

 
在她家裡一提政治就犯忌。
zai4 ta1 jia1 li3 yi1 ti2 zheng4zhi4 jiu4 fan4 ji4
Any mention of politics is taboo in her house.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary