背手

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	hand; convenient; ‑er
trad. (背手)		背	手
simp. #(背手)		背	手
anagram		手背

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèishǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui⁶ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèishǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèishǒu
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-shou³
    • Yale: bèi-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyshoou
    • Palladius: бэйшоу (bɛjšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui⁶ sau²
    • Yale: buih sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui⁶ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui⁶ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯²² sɐu̯³⁵/

Verb

背手

1. to stack hand behind the back, when at ease or walking

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 手挹後／手挹后, 挹手