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

  (Pinyin): piān'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pin¹ oi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phian-ài

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• 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/
• 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/
• 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/

Verb

偏愛

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

Synonyms

• 偏好 (piānhào)
• 偏疼 (piānténg)
• 偏心 (piānxīn)

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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 [hèń'áꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• 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