判官贔屓

判官贔屓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
判	官	贔	屓
はん Grade: 5	がん Grade: 4	びい Hyōgaiji	き Hyōgaiji
goon	kan’on	kan’yōon	on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) は​んがんびいき [háꜜǹgàǹbììkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [hã̠ŋɡã̠mbʲiːkʲi]

Noun

判(はん)官(がん)贔(びい)屓(き) • (hanganbīki) 

1. sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN