背誦

See also: 背诵

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	read aloud
trad. (背誦)		背	誦
simp. (背诵)		背	诵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèisòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui⁶ zung⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phoi-siung
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pōe-siōng / pōe-sōng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): buê³ song⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèisòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèisòng
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-sung⁴
    • Yale: bèi-sùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beysonq
    • Palladius: бэйсун (bɛjsun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui⁶ zung⁶
    • Yale: buih juhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui⁶ dzung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui⁶ zung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯²² t͡sʊŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phoi-siung
    • Hakka Romanization System: poi xiung
    • Hagfa Pinyim: poi⁴ xiung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰoi̯⁵⁵ si̯uŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-siōng
    • Tâi-lô: puē-siōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poexsiong
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pue²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻²² siɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-sōng
    • Tâi-lô: puē-sōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poexsong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻²² sɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: buê³ song⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: puè sŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ soŋ³⁵/

Verb

背誦

1. to recite from memory; to memorise; to learn by heart; to rote learn

   強迫孩子背誦／强迫孩子背诵  ―  qiǎngpò háizi bèisòng  ―  to force children to memorise what they learn

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 越念, 勘念, 默念, 想書／想书

Related terms

• 死記硬背／死记硬背 (sǐjì yìngbèi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (背誦):

• → Vietnamese: bối tụng (背誦)