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癖好 (pǐ hào) — a strong or peculiar hobby; a predilection; an obsessive interest

Definition

癖好 (pǐ hào) means a personal hobby or predilection, often one that is unusual or pursued with strong enthusiasm. Unlike 爱好 (a general hobby or interest), 癖好 leans toward the quirky or obsessive side.

noun
a strong or peculiar hobbya predilectionan obsessive interest

Examples

  • 癖好：。
    Tā yǒu yí gè qí guài de pǐ hào: shōu jí jiù zhōng biǎo.
    He has a strange hobby: collecting old clocks.
  • 癖好。
    Hē chá shì tā duō nián de pǐ hào le.
    Drinking tea has been his hobby for many years.
  • 癖好。
    Tā de pǐ hào shì měi tiān xiě rì jì.
    Her hobby is writing a diary every day.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

癖pǐpeculiar habit
好hǎopreference

“癖” peculiar habit and “好” preference combine to mean a strong hobby.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
疒Written in full as病bìng
Sound part声符shēngfú
辟
辟pì癖pǐ
Same sound today

癖 is made of 疒 (written in full as 病, an illness form) and 辟, which gives the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), understood as a woman with a child, linked to goodness or affection.

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