偏袒
Chinese
one-sided; to lean; to slant one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side |
to bare | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (偏袒) | 偏 | 袒 | |
| simp. #(偏袒) | 偏 | 袒 | |
Etymology
From a story recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian:
- 太尉將之入軍門，行令軍中曰：「為呂氏右袒，為劉氏左袒。」軍中皆左袒為劉氏。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Tàiwèi jiāng zhī rù jūnmén, xínglìng jūn zhōng yuē: “Wèi Lǚ shì yòu tǎn, wèi Liú shì zuǒ tǎn.” Jūn zhōng jiē zuǒ tǎn wèi Liú shì. [Pinyin]
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太尉将之入军门，行令军中曰：「为吕氏右袒，为刘氏左袒。」军中皆左袒为刘氏。 [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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