背後

Japanese

Kanji in this term
背	後

Noun

背後 (hiragana はいご, romaji haigo)

1. the rear
2. a part that doesn't appear clearly

   背後には大物がいる。
   はいごにはおおものがいる。

   haigo niwa ōmono ga iru.

   There is a big name behind the scenes.

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Mandarin

simpl.		背后
trad.		背後

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ pei˥˥xou˥˩ ]

Noun

背後 (traditional, Pinyin bèihòu, simplified 背后)

1. (Elementary Mandarin) behind; at the back
2. (Elementary Mandarin) behind somebody's back

References

• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785: