身贔屓(みびいき)

みびいき
noun
favoritism toward one's own; partiality to one's own side
personalitysociety
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(みびいき)はよくない。
Favoritism toward your own side is not good.
審判(しんぱん)が身贔屓(みびいき)をしていると批判(ひはん)された。
The referee was criticized for showing favoritism.
自分(じぶん)の子供(こども)を褒(ほ)めるのは身贔屓(みびいき)だと分(わ)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(み) (self, one's own) and 贔屓(ひいき) (favoritism, patronage). Where 贔屓(ひいき) can be neutral (supporting a team) or positive (being a patron), 身贔屓(みびいき) always carries a negative connotation of unfair bias toward one's own group.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 贔屓(ひいき): 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(えこひいき): favoritism — the kanji form of えこひいき
  • 偏見(へんけん): prejudice, bias — a broader term for biased views

Related Words

Compare: 依怙贔屓(えこひいき) (favoritism, unfair preference)
Compare: 偏見(へんけん) (prejudice, bias)
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