thiên lệch

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Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Biased or partial: Showing an unfair preference for or against someone or something; not neutral or objective.
   • Skewed or unbalanced: Leaning towards one side more than another, resulting in a lack of symmetry or fairness.

2. Noun (less common):

   • Bias or partiality: The state or quality of being unfair or prejudiced.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bài báo đó có quan điểm thiên lệch. (That article has a biased viewpoint.)
  • Sự phân bổ nguồn lực thiên lệch về các thành phố lớn. (The allocation of resources is skewed toward major cities.)
• Noun:
  • Sự thiên lệch trong bản án gây ra nhiều tranh cãi. (The partiality in the verdict caused much controversy.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in formal or academic contexts to describe systemic, institutional, or cognitive bias.
  • Nghiên cứu phải tránh mọi thiên lệch. (The research must avoid all bias.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thiên vị (v/n): To favor, favoritism. Often used interchangeably with "thiên lệch," though "thiên vị" can imply active favoring, while "thiên lệch" often describes a state or characteristic.
  • Giám khảo bị cáo buộc thiên vị thí sinh số 7. (The judge was accused of favoring contestant number 7.)

Synonyms

• Biased: Inclined for or against something unfairly.
• Partial: Favoring one side unduly.
• Skewed: Distorted or slanted.
• Unbalanced: Not even or impartial.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Con mắt thiên lệch: A biased eye/perspective.
  • Anh ta nhìn vấn đề bằng con mắt thiên lệch. (He looks at the issue with a biased eye.)
• Thiên lệch tư duy: Cognitive bias.
  • Mọi người đều có nguy cơ thiên lệch tư duy. (Everyone is susceptible to cognitive bias.)