後背

See also: 后背

Chinese

	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	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. (後背)	後	背
simp. (后背)	后	背
anagram	背後／背后

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hòubèi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hau⁶ bui³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): heu⁵ boi^1-4
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): heu-poi

(Meixian, Guangdong): hêu⁴ boi⁴
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): hou⁵ bei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hòubèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hòubèi
  - Wade–Giles: hou⁴-pei⁴
  - Yale: hòu-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howbey
  - Palladius: хоубэй (xoubɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    後備 / 后备
    後背 / 后背
    後輩 / 后辈
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau⁶ bui³
  - Yale: hauh bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ bui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ bui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² puːi̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: heu⁵ boi^1-4
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /heu³² pᵘɔi³³⁻²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: heu-poi
  - Hakka Romanization System: heu boi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: heu⁴ boi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /heu̯⁵⁵ poi̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: hêu⁴ boi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /heu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ poɪ⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: hou⁵ bei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xəu̯²¹⁻¹¹ pe̞i̯⁴⁵/

Noun

後背

back (of the human body)
(Lichuan Gan, Hakka, Pinghua, Taishanese, Xiang, Ningbonese) behind; rear; back
- 有一個婦人家，發血漏病十二年；姖行到耶穌个後背，摸佢个衫尾。 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
  有一个妇人家，发血漏病十二年；姖行到耶稣个后背，摸佢个衫尾。 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]
  From: 現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 9:20
  Yû yit-ke fu-ngìn-kâ, pot hiet-leu-phiang sṳ̍p-ngi ngièn; kì hàng-to Yâ-sû ke heu-poi, miâ kì ke sâm-mî. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
  And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 背 (“back (of the body)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		背
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		背, 背部, 背脊, 脊背, 後背
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	後脊樑, 脊樑
	Taiwan	背
	Ulanhot	背
	Tongliao	背
	Chifeng	背
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	背
	Harbin	背, 後背, 後脊樑, 脊樑
	Singapore	背
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	脊樑
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	脊樑桿子, 脊樑, 脊樑蓋子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	脊樑
	Wanrong	脊背
	Zhengzhou	脊樑
	Xi'an	脊背
	Xining	脊背
	Xuzhou	後筋股, 筋股, 後脊樑股, 脊樑股
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	脊樑
	Bayanhot	背, 脊背, 脊樑
	Lanzhou	脊背
	Ürümqi	脊背, 脊樑
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	背
	Wuhan	背心, 背
	Guiyang	背
	Liuzhou	背, 脊樑
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	脊背, 脊背心
	Yangzhou	脊背, 脊樑, 背
	Hefei	脊背, 背, 後背心
Mandarin	Nanping (Yanping)	背子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	背脊, 背脢
	Hong Kong	背脊
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	背脊, 背樑, 背裡
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	背裡脊
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	背脊
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	背脢
	Yangjiang	背脊
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	背脊
Gan	Nanchang	背脊
	Lichuan	背脊
	Pingxiang	背脊, 背
Hakka	Meixian	背囊, 背脊
	Xingning	背囊
	Huidong (Daling)	背囊脊
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	背囊
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	背囊
	Wuhua (Changbu)	背囊
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	背囊
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	背脊
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	背囊
	Jiexi	背囊
	Luhe	背囊
	Changting	背脊, 背
	Wuping	背脊, 背囊
	Wuping (Pingyu)	背囊
	Liancheng	背脊
	Ninghua	背脊
	Yudu	背
	Ruijin	背脊
	Shicheng	背脊
	Shangyou (Shexi)	背
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	背囊
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	背囊
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	背囊
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	背囊
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	背囊
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	背脊𩩍
	Hong Kong	背囊
	Sabah (Longchuan)	背囊, 背
	Senai (Huiyang)	背囊
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	背囊
	Singkawang	背囊
Huizhou	Jixi	背脊
Jin	Taiyuan	脊背
	Xinzhou	脊背
	Taibus (Baochang)	背
	Linhe	脊背
	Jining	脊背
	Hohhot	脊背
	Baotou	脊背
	Dongsheng	脊背
	Haibowan	脊背
Northern Min	Jian'ou	背脊, 背脊𩩍
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	𩩍, 𩩍脊骨
Southern Min	Xiamen	尻脊, 尻脊𩩍, 巴脊
	Quanzhou	尻脊, 巴脊
	Jinjiang	尻壁
	Yongchun	巴脊
	Zhangzhou	尻脊, 尻脊𩩍, 巴脊
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	尻脊𩩍
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	尻脊
	Zhao'an	尻脊𩩍
	Taipei	尻脊𩩍
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	巴脊
	Kaohsiung	尻脊𩩍
	Yilan	尻脊𩩍
	Changhua (Lukang)	尻脊𩩍
	Taichung	尻脊𩩍
	Tainan	尻脊𩩍
	Hsinchu	尻脊𩩍
	Kinmen	尻脊𩩍
	Penghu (Magong)	尻脊𩩍
	Penang (Hokkien)	尻脊, 尻脊後
	Singapore (Hokkien)	尻脊, 巴脊
	Manila (Hokkien)	巴脊, 後壁, 尻脊
	Chaozhou	尻脊
	Raoping	尻脊
	Jieyang	尻脊, 尻脊枋
	Haifeng	巴脊
	Bangkok (Teochew)	尻脊
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	尻脊
	Leizhou	尻脊
	Haikou	尻脊
Puxian Min	Putian	胛脊
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	胛脊
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	胛脊
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	胛脊
	Xianyou	胛脊, 胛𩩍
	Xianyou (Fengting)	胛脊, 胛𩩍
	Xianyou (Youyang)	胛脊, 胛𩩍
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	背脊, 背脢
Wu	Shanghai	背脊, 背脊骨
	Shanghai (Chongming)	背肌
	Suzhou	背心, 背
	Danyang	背背
	Hangzhou	背脊
	Ningbo	背脊心, 背脊登, 背脊胴, 背脊
	Wenzhou	背脊身, 背骶身, 後半身
	Jinhua	背脊
Xiang	Changsha	背脊, 背心, 背
	Loudi	背, 背皮
	Shuangfeng	背心, 背
	Hengyang	背身

Dialectal synonyms of 後面 (“the rear; behind”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		後面, 後邊
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	後頭, 後邊兒
	Taiwan	後面, 後邊, 後頭
	Ulanhot	後面
	Tongliao	後面
	Chifeng	後面兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	後面
	Harbin	後邊兒, 後邊兒拉
	Malaysia	後面
	Singapore	後面
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	後頭, 後邊兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	後邊兒, 後面兒, 後頭
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	後頭, 後邊兒, 後面兒
	Wanrong	後頭
	Xi'an	後頭
	Xining	後頭, 後面兒
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	後頭
	Bayanhot	後頭, 後面
	Lanzhou	後面個, 後頭
	Ürümqi	後頭
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	後頭, 後面, 背後頭, 背後
	Wuhan	後頭, 後邊
	Guiyang	後頭, 後面, 後邊
	Guilin	後邊
	Liuzhou	後頭, 後面
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	後頭
	Yangzhou	後頭
	Hefei	後頭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	後便
	Hong Kong	後便, 後面
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	後便, 後背歷
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	後便
	Macau	後面
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	後便
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	後面, 尾後
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	後便
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	後便
	Foshan	後便
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	後便
	Foshan (Shunde)	後便
	Foshan (Sanshui)	後便
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	後便
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	後便
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	後面
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	後便
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	後便, 耳背
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	後便
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	後便
	Taishan	後便, 背脊, 尾門, 後背, 尾後
	Kaiping (Chikan)	後便
	Enping (Niujiang)	後便
	Heshan (Yayao)	後便
	Dongguan	尾底
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	後便
	Yangjiang	背尾, 背底
	Nanning	後尾, 後底
	Wuzhou	後尾, 後便
	Yulin	後尾
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	後尾, 後頭
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	後便
	Singapore (Guangfu)	後便
Gan	Nanchang	後頭
	Lichuan	背後
	Pingxiang	後背
Hakka	Meixian	後背, 背後, 背尾, 屎背尾
	Xingning	後背
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	後面, 後背底
	Huidong (Daling)	背後
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	後面
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	後背
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	後背
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	後邊
	Wengyuan	後背
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	後背
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	後背
	Liannan	後面
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	後尾
	Jiexi	後背
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	背後
	Changting	後背, 後頭
	Wuping	後背
	Wuping (Yanqian)	背後
	Wuping (Pingyu)	背尾
	Liancheng	後背
	Ninghua	後邊, 後頭
	Yudu	後屍背, 屍背
	Ningdu	後高
	Ruijin	斯背, 背後
	Shicheng	背交, 背頭
	Shangyou (Shexi)	後事背
	Tonggu (Sandu)	後背
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	後頭
	Dayu	後背
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	後背
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	後背
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	後背
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	後背
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	後背
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	後背
	Hong Kong	背後, 後邊
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	背尾
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	後背
	Xinyi (Sihe)	後背
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	後背
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	後背
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	後面
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	後背
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	後面
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	後背
	Mengshan (Xihe)	後面
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	後頭
	Senai (Huiyang)	後背
	Kuching (Hepo)	後尾
Huizhou	Jixi	後頭
Jin	Taiyuan	後頭, 後面
	Xinzhou	後頭, 後地
	Taibus (Baochang)	後面
	Linhe	後頭
	Jining	後頭
	Hohhot	後頭
	Baotou	後頭
	Dongsheng	後面
	Haibowan	後面
Northern Min	Jian'ou	背後, 背脊後
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	後斗, 後斗邊, 後斗勢, 後向
	Fuqing	後斗
	Matsu	後斗
Southern Min	Xiamen	後面, 後壁, 後尾, 後頭, 尾仔, 落尾
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	後壁, 尻脊後
	Quanzhou	後面, 後壁, 後尾, 後頭, 落尾
	Jinjiang	後壁, 巴脊後
	Yongchun	後面
	Zhangzhou	後面, 後壁, 後尾, 尾仔, 完尾, 押尾, 落尾
	Taipei	後仔, 後尾仔, 後面, 後壁
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	尻脊後, 後壁
	Kaohsiung	後仔, 後尾仔, 後面, 後壁
	Yilan	後仔, 後尾仔, 後壁, 後面
	Changhua (Lukang)	後仔, 後面, 後壁
	Taichung	後壁
	Tainan	後仔, 後尾仔, 後面, 後壁
	Hsinchu	後壁, 後面
	Kinmen	後壁
	Penghu (Magong)	後壁
	Penang (Hokkien)	後尾, 後面
	Singapore (Hokkien)	後尾
	Manila (Hokkien)	後面, 後壁
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	後面
	Chaozhou	後爿
	Shantou	後爿
	Shantou (Chenghai)	後爿
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	後爿
	Jieyang	後爿
	Bangkok (Teochew)	後爿
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	後尾
	Singapore (Teochew)	後尾
	Leizhou	後爿
	Wenchang	尻脊後, 後面
	Haikou	後邊, 尻脊後
	Singapore (Hainanese)	後尾
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	背後, 後
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	後尾, 後背, 後頭
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	後頭
Wu	Shanghai	後頭, 後面, 後底頭, 後底
	Shanghai (Chongming)	後頭
	Suzhou	後頭, 後面
	Danyang	後頭
	Hangzhou	後頭, 後底頭
	Ningbo	後背, 後頭, 後屁股, 後屁眼
	Wenzhou	後邊, 後面, 後半
	Jinhua	後頭, 後面
Xiang	Changsha	後頭, 後背, 背後
	Loudi	背者, 背後, 後頭
	Shuangfeng	後頭
	Quanzhou	後頭

Derived terms

後背體位 / 后背体位 (hòubēi tǐwèi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
後	背
こう Grade: 2	はい Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 後背

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーはい [kòóháí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːha̠i]

Noun

後(こう)背(はい) • (kōhai)

back

Derived terms

後背位(こうはいい) (kōhaii, “doggy style”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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