判官びいき - Kiokun Dictionary

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Japanese

判官びいき、判官贔屓ほうがんびいき、はんがんびいき同音

noun yojijukugo sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog

Notes

Contains

pàn わか.る 판

pànguān はんがん

magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties)

guān カン 관

strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

gigantic strength