項背

Chinese

		back of neck; item; thing	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. (項背)		項	背
simp. (项背)		项	背

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngbèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hong⁶ bui³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngbèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngbèi
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-pei⁴
    • Yale: syàng-bèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqbey
    • Palladius: сянбэй (sjanbɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hong⁶ bui³
    • Yale: hohng bui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hong⁶ bui³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hong⁶ bui³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːŋ²² puːi̯³³/

Noun

項背

1. (literary) person's back
2. (literary) view of someone's back; figure seen from behind

Synonyms

• (view of someone's back): 背影 (bèiyǐng)

Derived terms

• 望其項背／望其项背 (wàngqíxiàngbèi)