1.
favoritism toward one's own; partiality to one's own side; self-serving bias
the tendency to unfairly favor people on one's own side, such as family members, colleagues, or one's own group
身贔屓はよくない。
Favoritism toward your own side is not good.
審判が身贔屓をしていると批判された。
The referee was criticized for showing favoritism.
自分の子供を褒めるのは身贔屓だと分かっていても、やめられない。
Even though I know praising my own child is biased, I can't help it.
Combines 身 (self, one's own) and 贔屓 (favoritism, patronage). Where 贔屓 can be neutral (supporting a team) or positive (being a patron), 身贔屓 always carries a negative connotation of unfair bias toward one's own group.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 身贔屓をする: to show favoritism
- 身贔屓な判断: a biased judgment
- 身贔屓が過ぎる: to go too far with favoritism
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 贔屓: favoritism, patronage — broader term, can be neutral or positive
- えこひいき: favoritism, unfair preference — similar negative connotation, more colloquial
- 依怙贔屓: favoritism — the kanji form of えこひいき
- 偏見: prejudice, bias — a broader term for biased views