take sides; favor one party unfairly
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to take sides unfairly; to favor one party in a dispute; to be partial
informalColloquial expression with strong regional flavor (Northern Chinese). Often used to criticize someone for lacking impartiality. The 'er' suffix is obligatory in standard pronunciation.
Nǐ你
bié别
lā拉
piān偏
shǒu手
ér儿
，
yào要
gōng公
píng平
duì对
dài待
měi每
yī一
gè个
rén人
。
Don't take sides; you must treat everyone fairly.
Tā他
zài在
tiáo调
jiě解
lín邻
lǐ里
jiū纠
fēn纷
shí时
zǒng总
shì是
lā拉
piān偏
shǒu手
ér儿
，
piān偏
xiàng向
zì自
jǐ己
de的
qīn亲
qi戚
。
When mediating neighborhood disputes, he always takes sides, favoring his own relatives.
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Cái裁
pàn判
míng明
xiǎn显
lā拉
piān偏
shǒu手
ér儿
，
dǎo导
zhì致
bǐ比
sài赛
jié结
guǒ果
shī失
qù去
le了
gōng公
zhèng正
xìng性
。
The referee was obviously partial, causing the match to lose its fairness.