禁忌

• ピンイン: jìn jì
• 漢字の分解: 禁 = 林 + 示 (forest + altar — sacred prohibition); 忌 = 己 + 心 (self + heart — to avoid/fear)

意味

タブー、禁忌（きんき）

Covers a wide range of prohibitions from cultural customs (饮食禁忌 — dietary taboos) to social norms (言语禁忌 — verbal taboos) and medical restrictions (用药禁忌 — drug contraindications). Breaking a 禁忌 often carries social consequences or is believed to bring misfortune.

例文

1. 在许多传统文化中，谈论死亡被视为一种禁忌，人们往往会用委婉的说法来代替。
2. 这本小说大胆触碰了社会禁忌话题，引发了读者的广泛讨论和深刻反思。
3. 医生特别提醒，服用这种药物期间有多项饮食禁忌，务必严格遵守。

使い方ガイド

場面: culture, religion, medicine, social norms

トーン: cautionary

正しい言い方

• 在正式场合谈论他人的收入和年龄在许多国家都是社交禁忌，应当尽量避免。(Discussing others' income and age in formal settings is a social taboo in many countries and should be avoided as much as possible.)
• 这位作家以独特的视角打破了文学创作中的多项禁忌，开创了全新的叙事风格。(This writer broke multiple taboos in literary creation from a unique perspective, pioneering an entirely new narrative style.)

避ける言い方

• 禁忌他做这件事 — 禁忌 is not typically used as a transitive verb in this way; use 禁止 for 'to forbid someone to do something'

起源と歴史

禁 (forbid/prohibit) + 忌 (taboo/avoid)

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal