- 1〔愛顧〕favor,《英》 favour
ひいきの favorite,《英》 favourite
- ひいきのチームはどこですか
- Which team do you support [《米口》 root for]?/Which is your favorite team?
- 彼はあの力士をひいきにしている
- He is a fan of that sumo wrestler.
- ごひいきありがとうございます
- Thank you very much for your patronage.
- ひいきの引き倒しをする
- give undue favor and spoil a person
- 2〔偏愛〕partiality;《米》 favoritism,《英》 favouritism
- 彼女は末っ子をひいきしている
- She 「is partial to [favors] her youngest child.
- 彼はひいきで昇進した
- He was promoted out of favoritism.
- ひいき客〔商店などの〕a regular customer;〔上得意〕a special customer;〔芸人などの〕a patron;〔ファン〕a fan
- どうひいき目に見ても秀才とは言えない
- No matter how prejudiced you are in his favor, you can't call him brilliant.