背眼

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	eye
trad. (背眼)		背	眼
simp. #(背眼)		背	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèiyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ ngaan⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): poi-ngién / poi-ngián
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pōe-gán

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèiyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèiyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-yen³
    • Yale: bèi-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyyean
    • Palladius: бэйянь (bɛjjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèiyǎnr
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèiyǎnr
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-yen³-ʼrh
    • Yale: bèi-yǎnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyyeal
    • Palladius: бэйяньр (bɛjjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui³ ngaan⁵
    • Yale: bui ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui³ ngan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯³³ ŋaːn¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: poi-ngién
    • Hakka Romanization System: boi ngien^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: boi⁴ ngian³
    • Sinological IPA: /poi̯⁵⁵ ŋi̯en³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: poi-ngián
    • Hakka Romanization System: boi ngian^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: boi⁴ ngian³
    • Sinological IPA: /poi̯⁵⁵ ŋi̯an³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-gán
    • Tâi-lô: puē-gán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poexgarn
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pue²²⁻²¹ ɡan⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻²² ɡan⁵⁵⁴/

Adjective

背眼

1. (of palces) not easily seen

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 挹角, 挹角仔