背靠背

Chinese

		learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder	depend upon; lean on; near depend upon; lean on; near; by; against; to support	learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened learn by heart; the back of the body; to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
trad. (背靠背)		背	靠	背
simp. #(背靠背)		背	靠	背

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèikàobèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄎㄠˋ ㄅㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ kaau³ bui³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèikàobèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄎㄠˋ ㄅㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèikàobèi
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-kʻao⁴-pei⁴
    • Yale: bèi-kàu-bèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beykawbey
    • Palladius: бэйкаобэй (bɛjkaobɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui³ kaau³ bui³
    • Yale: bui kaau bui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ kaau³ bui³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui³ kao³ bui³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ kʰaːu̯³³ puːi̯³³/

Verb

背靠背

1. to be back to back

Synonyms

• 背對背／背对背 (bèiduìbèi)