tư vị
Definition
Adjective:
- Partial; biased: Showing unfair favoritism towards one person, group, or side over another.
- Exquisite taste; delicious: Having a particularly pleasant, delicate, or refined flavor (this meaning is less common in modern usage).
Noun:
- Favoritism: The practice of giving unfair preferential treatment.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Partial):
- Ban giám khảo không được tư vị. (The judges must not be biased.)
- Quyết định đó có vẻ rất tư vị. (That decision seems very partial.)
Adjective (Exquisite taste):
- Món ăn này có vị rất tư vị. (This dish has a very exquisite/delicious taste.)
Noun (Favoritism):
- Anh ta bị chỉ trích vì thói tư vị. (He was criticized for his favoritism.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal or critical contexts to describe unfairness in judgment, such as in management, journalism, or legal matters.
- When describing taste, it is a literary or older form; "thơm ngon" or "đậm đà" are more common in contemporary speech.
Variants and Related Words
- Thiên vị (v/n): To be partial; partiality. A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "tư vị" in the context of bias.
- Việc thiên vị là không thể chấp nhận. (Partiality is unacceptable.)
Synonyms
- Biased, partial, prejudiced (for the primary meaning).
- Delicious, savory, delectable (for the taste-related meaning).
Related Idioms
- Tư vị cá nhân: Personal bias or favoritism.
- Người lãnh đạo cần tránh tư vị cá nhân. (A leader must avoid personal favoritism.)