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

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

(literary) person's back
(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)

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