偏愛

See also: 偏爱

Chinese

 
one-sided; to lean; to slant
one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side
 
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (偏愛) 偏 愛
simp. (偏爱) 偏 爱

Pronunciation


Verb

偏愛

  1. to be partial to; to favour; to show favouritism to; to prefer; to have a preference for

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
偏 愛
へん
Grade: S
あい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) へんあ​い [hèn'áꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [hẽ̞ɰ̃a̠i]

Noun

偏(へん)愛(あい) • (hen'ai) 

  1. prejudicial treatment, favoritism

Verb

偏(へん)愛(あい)する • (hen'ai suru) suru (stem 偏(へん)愛(あい)し (hen'ai shi), past 偏(へん)愛(あい)した (hen'ai shita))

  1. to show prejudicial treatment, to display favoritism

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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