厚こう薄はく

noun

thickness; partiality

Literary or formal noun for thickness (literal or figurative) and favoritism. The 'partiality' sense is less common and may appear in older or formal contexts.

• この板いたの厚こう薄はくを測はかってください。

  Please measure the thickness of this board.

• 人じん事じ評ひょう価かに厚こう薄はくがあってはならない。

  There must be no partiality in personnel evaluations.