厚薄 Traditional form: 厚薄 Pinyin (reading): hòubó Definitions: to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for 厚此薄彼 (hòucǐbóbǐ)) Characters: 厚 - generous; substantial; deep (as a friendship) 薄 - thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy Traditional characters: 厚 - generous; substantial; deep (as a friendship) 薄 - thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy