side with one party when breaking up a fight
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to side with one party; to show bias when trying to break up a fight
informalUsed when someone pretends to be a mediator but actually helps one side unfairly. Often implies deceit. Also known as '拉偏架' (lā piān jià).
Tā他
quàn劝
jià架
gēn根
běn本
jiù就
shì是
lā拉
piān偏
shǒu手
er儿
，
yī一
zhí直
zài在
lán拦
zhe着
wǒ我
，
ràng让
duì对
fāng方
dǎ打
。
When he tried to break up the fight, he was clearly siding with the other party, holding me back to let them hit me.
Lǎo老
shī师
lā拉
piān偏
shǒu手
er儿
，
zhǐ只
pī批
píng评
le了
wǒ我
，
méi没
pī批
píng评
tā她
。
The teacher showed bias, only criticizing me and not her.
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Shuō说
hǎo好
shì是
quàn劝
jià架
，
nǐ你
bié别
lā拉
piān偏
shǒu手
er儿
a啊
。
We agreed you were mediating, don't take sides.
Tā他
liǎ俩
dǎ打
jià架
，
lín邻
jū居
lā拉
piān偏
shǒu手
er儿
，
bāng帮
zhe着
qí其
zhōng中
yī一
gè个
rén人
。
When they were fighting, the neighbor took sides, helping one of them.