背後

See also: 背后

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. [Pinyin]
    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. [Pinyin]
    I'll tell you the story behind it.

Synonyms

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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →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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