背後

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

Pronunciation

Noun

背後

  1. (literally) on the back (of someone)
    他背後長痘痘。 [MSC, trad.]
    他背后长痘痘。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā bèihòu zhǎng dòudòu.
    He has acne on his back.
  2. (literally) behind (someone or something)
    你背後有人。／你背后有人。  ―  Nǐ bèihòu yǒurén.  ―  There is someone behind you.
  3. (figuratively) behind (a story, situation, etc.)
    背後的目的／背后的目的  ―  bèihòu de mùdì  ―  purpose behind something
    我跟你講背後的故事。 [MSC, trad.]
    我跟你讲背后的故事。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ gēn nǐ jiǎng bèihòu de gùshi.
    I'll tell you the story behind it.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 後面 (“the rear; behind”)
Variety Location Words
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

Adverb

背後

  1. in secret; in private; surreptitiously; behind someone's back; privately; on the sly

Synonyms

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

背(はい)後(ご) • (haigo) 

  1. behind; back side
    背後(はいご)から襲(おそ)われる
    haigo kara osowareru
    to be attacked from behind
  2. a part that doesn't appear clearly
    背後(はいご)には大物(おおもの)がいる。
    Haigo ni wa ōmono ga iru.
    There is a big name behind the scenes.

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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