背眼

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	eye
trad. (背眼)		背	眼
simp. ^#(背眼)		背	眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bèiyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ ngaan⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): poi-ngién / poi-ngián
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pōe-gán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bèiyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bèiyǎn
  - Wade–Giles: pei⁴-yen³
  - Yale: bèi-yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyyean
  - Palladius: бэйянь (bɛjjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bèiyǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bèiyǎnr
  - Wade–Giles: pei⁴-yen³-ʼrh
  - Yale: bèi-yǎnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyyeal
  - Palladius: бэйяньр (bɛjjanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bui³ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: bui ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: bui³ ngan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ ŋaːn¹³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: poi-ngién
  - Hakka Romanization System: boi ngien`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: boi⁴ ngian³
  - Sinological IPA: /poi̯⁵⁵ ŋi̯en³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: poi-ngián
  - Hakka Romanization System: boi ngian`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: boi⁴ ngian³
  - Sinological IPA: /poi̯⁵⁵ ŋi̯an³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-gán
  - Tâi-lô: puē-gán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poexgarn
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pue²²⁻²¹ ɡan⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻²² ɡan⁵⁵⁴/

Adjective

背眼

(of palces) not easily seen

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 挹角, 挹角仔