1. To avoid medical treatment

[Idiom explanation] Taboo: avoid taboo; taboo: fear, fear. Concealing illness and unwillingness to receive treatment. It is a metaphor for hiding one's shortcomings and mistakes for fear of criticism.

[Source of the allusion] "Zhou Zi Tong Shu Guo" by Zhou Dunyi of the Song Dynasty: "People today have faults and do not like other people's rules, such as protecting diseases and avoiding medical treatment."

Translation: Now People who have made mistakes and don't like others' advice are like saying they are not sick but not getting treatment.

2. Self-willed

[Explanation of idiom]: willful; self-willed: tough-minded; self-willed: self-righteous. Very stubborn and confident, without considering other people's opinions.

[Source of allusion] Contemporary·Mao Dun's "Midnight" 10: He remembered what Li Yuting said about Sun Fu's willfulness. He made up his mind not to follow Sun Fu.

Extended information:

Idiom story describing the character of Duke Huan of Cai:

The famous doctor Bian Que once went to see Marquis Cai Huan. He stood aside for a while and said to Marquis Huan: "You are sick. The disease is still in the skin. If you don't treat it quickly, the condition will get worse!" After hearing this, Marquis Huan smiled and said: "I am not sick." After Bian Que left, Marquis Huan said to people: "These doctors like to treat people who are not sick to show off their skills." Ten days later, Bian Que went to see Marquis Huan again and said that he The disease has developed into the muscles and will get worse if not treated. Marquis Huan ignored him. After Bian Que left, Marquis Huan was very unhappy.

Ten days later, Bian Que went to see Huan Hou again and said that his illness had been transferred to the intestines and stomach, and if he was not treated quickly, it would become more serious. Marquis Huan still ignored him.

Ten days later, when Bian Que went to see Huan Hou, he looked at him, turned around and left. Marquis Huan felt strange, so he sent an envoy to ask Bian Que.

Bian Que said to the messenger: "The disease can be cured whether it is in the skin, muscles, or intestines, whether with acupuncture or medicine; if the disease reaches the bone marrow, what else can be done? Now Marquis Huan's disease has penetrated deep into his bones, and I can no longer cure him." Five days later, Marquis Huan felt pain all over his body, and he hurriedly sent for Bian Que, who had already fled to Qin. Marquis Huan died soon after.