偏袒
Chinese
one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side |
to bare | ||
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simp. and trad. (偏袒) |
偏 | 袒 |
Etymology
- 勃入軍門,行令軍中曰:「為呂氏右袒,為劉氏左袒。」軍皆左袒。勃遂將北軍。 [Classical Chinese, trad.][▼ expand/hide]
- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Bó rù jūn mén, xínglìng jūn zhōng yuē: “Wèi Lǚ shì yòu tǎn, wèi Liú shì zuǒ tǎn.” Jūn jiē zuǒ tǎn. Bó suì jiāng běi jūn. [Pinyin]
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勃入军门,行令军中曰:“为吕氏右袒,为刘氏左袒。”军皆左袒。勃遂将北军。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Verb
偏袒
- (literary, literally) to bare one shoulder
- to side with someone; to take sides; to discriminate in favor of; to show prejudice to a particular party
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