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偏愛

偏愛

See also: 偏爱

Chinese

		one-sided; to lean; to slant one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (偏愛)		偏	愛
simp. (偏爱)		偏	爱

Verb

偏愛

(literary) to be partial to; to favour

Synonyms

偏好 (piānhǎo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): piān'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pin¹ oi³
Min Nan (POJ): phian-ài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: piān'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pianay
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pin¹ oi³
  - Yale: pīn oi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pin¹ oi³
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰiːn⁵⁵ ɔːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phian-ài
  - Tâi-lô: phian-ài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phien'aix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɛn³³ aɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² aɪ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ aɪ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ aɪ²¹/