Word Meaning 贔屓の引き倒し

ひいきのひきだおし hiiki no hikidaoshi

贔屓の引き倒し is read as ひいきのひきだおし (hiiki no hikidaoshi) and means doing someone a disservice by showing too much partiality.

Meaning

English

  1. doing someone a disservice by showing too much partiality
  2. overly favouring someone to their detriment

Reading

Kana

ひいきのひきだおし

Romaji

hiiki no hikidaoshi

Writing Variants

  • ひいきの引き倒し ひいきのひきたおし hiikinohikitaoshi
  • ひいきの引き倒し ひいきのひきだおし hiikinohikidaoshi
  • 贔屓の引き倒し ひいきのひきたおし hiiki no hikitaoshi

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 51 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 151299 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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贔屓

ひいき

favourite

贔屓目に見る

ひいきめにみる

to view in a favourable light

贔屓目

ひいきめ

seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)

贔屓

びいき

liking something

贔屓

ひき

bixi

贔屓贔屓

ひいきびいき

each person supporting (patronizing) his (her) own favorite

引き倒す

ひきたおす

to pull down

判官贔屓

はんがんびいき

sympathy for a tragic hero

身贔屓

みびいき

favoritism (towards relatives)

えこ贔屓

えこひいき

favoritism

縁者贔屓

えんじゃびいき

nepotism