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袒护 (tǎn hù) — to shield (someone from blame or punishment), to be partial to, to cover up for

Definition

袒护 means to shield or cover for someone (often a subordinate) out of partiality, implying unfair bias. It always carries a negative judgment, unlike neutral 'protect'.

verb
to shield (someone from blame or punishment)to be partial toto cover up for

Examples

  • 袒护。
    Lǎo shī bú yīng gāi tǎn hù rèn hé yí gè xué shēng.
    Teachers should not be partial to any student.
  • ，袒护。
    Tā fàn le cuò, fù mǔ què yí wèi tǎn hù tā.
    He made a mistake, but his parents just kept shielding him.
  • 袒护。
    Zhè zhǒng tǎn hù xià shǔ de xíng wéi zài gōng sī lǐ hěn cháng jiàn.
    This kind of behavior of shielding subordinates is very common in companies.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

袒tǎnshield
护hùprotect

袒 and 护 both convey shielding or favoring, so together they mean to protect someone from blame.

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
衤Written in full as衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
旦
旦dàn袒tǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

袒 pairs 衤 (clothes) with 旦, which gives the sound.

Open 袒 →

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
户
户hù护hù
Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

Open 护 →
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