厚此薄彼 meaning in English
favour one more than anotherapply the most-favoured clause to one country and set up almost a tariff wall against anotherbe biasedbe liberal to one and stingy to anotherdiscriminate against one and favour the otherfavour one and be prejudiced against the otherfavour one and discriminate against the othergive handsome treatment to one and niggardly treatment to the othergive royal welcome to one and cold reception to the othergive too much to one and too little to anothermake fish of one and flesh of anothermake invidious distinctionssay turkey to one and buzzard to anotherThe treatment accorded to one is out of all proportion to that accorded to the other.treat with partialityWhy slight A and honour B when on personal merits it should be the other way round?
Examples
- The new legislation is highly discriminatory .
新的法案有许多地方厚此薄彼。 - The new legislation is highly discriminatory .
新的法案，有许多地方厚此薄彼。 - She tried not to show preference in her treatment of the children in her care .
她对待她所照顾的孩子尽可能不厚此薄彼。 - She tried not to show preference in her treatment of the children in her care
她对待她所照顾的孩子尽可能不厚此薄彼 - Your children quickly realize that you make fish of one and flesh of another
你的孩子们很快意识到，你对他们不是一视同仁，而是厚此薄彼。