縁者贔屓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
縁	者	贔	屓
えん Grade: S	しゃ > じゃ Grade: 3	びい Hyōgaiji	き Hyōgaiji
goon	kan’on	kan’yōon	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
緣者贔屓 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えんじゃ​びいき [èńjáꜜbììkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑa̠bʲiːkʲi]

Noun

縁(えん)者(じゃ)贔(びい)屓(き) • (enjabīki) 

1. nepotism
2. cronyism