篤背脊

See also: 笃背脊

Chinese

		to poke; to prod	back; rear; behind
trad. (篤背脊)		篤	背脊
simp. (笃背脊)		笃	背脊
alternative forms		督背脊 𢽴背脊 擉背脊
Literally: “poke someone's back”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): duk¹ bui³ zek³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: duk¹ bui³ zek³
    • Yale: dūk bui jek
    • Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁷ bui³ dzek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: dug¹ bui³ zég³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚⁵ puːi̯³³ t͡sɛːk̚³/

Verb

篤⫽背脊 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, idiomatic) to backstab; to tell on; to tattle

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 報串／报串, 篤灰／笃灰
• 打小報告／打小报告 (dǎ xiǎobàogào)

Dialectal synonyms of 戳脊樑骨 (“to speak ill of someone behind their back; to backbite; to backstab”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		戳脊樑骨, 戳脊背
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	戳脊樑骨, 戳脊樑骨兒, 指脊樑骨兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	篤背脊
	Hong Kong	篤背脊