偏偏

Chinese

		one-sided; to lean; to slant one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side	one-sided; to lean; to slant one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side
trad. (偏偏)		偏	偏
simp. ^#(偏偏)		偏	偏

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): piānpiān

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢㄆㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pin¹ pin¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phiên-phiên
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phian-phian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: piānpiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢㄆㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: pianpian
  - Wade–Giles: pʻien¹-pʻien¹
  - Yale: pyān-pyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pianpian
  - Palladius: пяньпянь (pjanʹpjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: pin¹ pin¹
  - Yale: pīn pīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pin¹ pin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: pin¹ pin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiːn⁵⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    偏偏
    翩翩
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phiên-phiên
  - Hakka Romanization System: pien´ pien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pian¹ pian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /pʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi̯en²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phian-phian
  - Tâi-lô: phian-phian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phienphiefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰiɛn³³ pʰiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɛn⁴⁴/

Adverb

偏偏

wilfully; insistently; persistently
contrary to expectation: but; unfortunately
- 用時新的說法，陸小璐有著一張「明星臉」。這也就算了，偏偏她還特別臭美。 [MSC, trad.]
  用时新的说法，陆小璐有着一张「明星脸」。这也就算了，偏偏她还特别臭美。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2008: Qin Yong (秦俑), 化妆
  Yòng shíxīn de shuōfǎ, Lù Xiǎolù yǒu zhe yī zhāng “míngxīngliǎn”. Zhè yě jiù suàn le, piānpiān tā hái tèbié chòuměi. [Pinyin]
  To use the fashionable saying, Lu Xiaolu had a "star face" (i.e. a certain star-like quality). That I didn't mind, but I couldn't stand how vain she was.
indicates a limited scope: only; just

Synonyms

(wilfully): (colloquial) 愣 (lèng), (Xiang) 偏生
(contrary to expectation): (Min Nan) 干干仔, 干仔

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