諱疾忌醫 huì jí jì yī

DEFINITIONS

  1. hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism
  2. to keep one's shortcomings secret
  3. to refuse to listen to advice

CHARACTERS

諱 huì conceal; shun; regard as taboo
疾 jí
HSK 6
illness, disease, sickness; to hate
忌 jì
HSK 6
jealous, envious; fear
醫 yī cure, heal; doctor, medical