hòu

idiom

Meaning of 厚此薄彼

厚此薄彼 means to favor one and slight another; to treat with partiality; to discriminate. Pronounced hòu cǐ bó bǐ.

  • to favor one and slight another; to treat with partiality; to discriminate

Definitions & Examples

Zuò
wéi
lǐng
dǎo
 
duì
dài
xià
shǔ
yào
shì
tóng
rén
 
néng
hòu
 

As a leader, you must treat your subordinates equally and cannot favor some over others.

Xué
xiào
fēn
pèi
yuán
shí
 
yīng
gāi
gōng
píng
 
miǎn
hòu
 

When allocating resources, the school should be fair and reasonable to avoid treating some departments better than others.

duì
dài
hái
zi
yào
jǐn
liàng
gōng
píng
 
hòu
róng
yǐn
máo
dùn
 

Parents should try to treat their children fairly; favoring one over another easily leads to conflict.

Zài
chǔ
guó
zuò
wèn
shí
 
rèn
guó
jiā
dōu
yīng
hòu
 

When dealing with international cooperation issues, no country should show favoritism.