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
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: piān'ài
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢ ㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pian-ài
- Wade–Giles: pʻien1-ai4
- Yale: pyān-ài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pianay
- Palladius: пяньай (pjanʹaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pin1 oi3
- Yale: pīn oi
- Cantonese Pinyin: pin1 oi3
- Guangdong Romanization: pin1 oi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰiːn⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phian-ài
- Tâi-lô: phian-ài
- Phofsit Daibuun: phien'aix
- IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ai²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɛn³³ ai⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ai²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ai¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ai²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
偏愛
- 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
Noun
偏愛 • (hen'ai)
Verb
偏愛する • (hen'ai suru) suru (stem 偏愛し (hen'ai shi), past 偏愛した (hen'ai shita))
- to show prejudicial treatment, to display favoritism