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Change log entry 78162
Processed by: richwarm (2023-03-16 03:08:40 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 73131 - submitted by 'tubbums32' >>
duplicate entry. maybe add an "also pronounced [bìhui]" on the other entry.
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Editor: We created two entries deliberately, because that's what multiple dictionaries do.

It's not simply a case of a word that can be pronounced two ways: according to dictionaries, the two ways of pronouncing 避諱 are used for different senses.

For example, dicts say that in usage like the following, 讳 has a neutral tone, not 4th tone:
特朗普在声明中毫不避讳他的个人好恶。
Diff:
# - 避諱 避讳 [bi4 hui5] /to avoid a taboo word or topic/to refrain from/to avoid/
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# Editor:
- 避諱 避讳 [bi4 hui4] /to avoid a taboo word or topic/
+ 避諱 避讳 [bi4 hui4] /to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)/
- 避諱 避讳 [bi4 hui5] /to avoid a taboo word or topic/to refrain from/to avoid/
+ 避諱 避讳 [bi4 hui5] /to avoid a taboo word or topic/to refrain from; to avoid/
By MDBG 2024
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