tây vị
Definition
- Adjective:
- Biased; partial; prejudiced: Showing an unfair preference for one side, person, or group over another; lacking neutrality.
- Taking sides: Demonstrating favoritism in a judgment or decision.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ban giám khảo bị cáo buộc là tây vị. (The judging panel was accused of being biased.)
- Một bài báo khách quan không được tây vị. (An objective article must not be partial.)
- Anh ấy luôn tây vị cho đồng nghiệp thân thiết của mình. (He always takes sides with his close colleague.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal or critical contexts to describe unfairness in judgment, such as in journalism, refereeing, management, or legal matters.
- It implies a conscious or subconscious inclination that affects fairness.
Variants and Related Words
- Thiên vị (adj): This is a more common and direct synonym for "biased" or "partial."
- Quyết định đó rõ ràng là thiên vị. (That decision was clearly biased.)
Synonyms
- Biased: Inclined for or against one person or group unfairly.
- Partial: Favoring one side unduly.
- Prejudiced: Having a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason.
- Unfair: Not based on or behaving according to principles of equality and justice.
Antonyms
- Công bằng (adj): Fair, just.
- Vô tư (adj): Impartial, unbiased.
- Khách quan (adj): Objective.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Không tây vị ai: To be impartial toward everyone; without favoritism.
- Một vị quan tòa tốt phải không tây vị ai. (A good judge must be impartial toward everyone.)