背
揹Meanings
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- 1.variant of 背[bēi]
- 1.to carry on one's back
- 2.(fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)
- 1.the back of a body or object
- 2.to turn one's back
- 3.to hide something from
- 4.to learn by heart
- 5.to recite from memory
- 6.(slang) unlucky
- 7.hard of hearing
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Wiktionary
- 1.back
- 2.back; backside; reverse side
- 3.to leave; to abandon
- 4.to back onto
- 5.to betray
- 6.to do something behind one's back; to hide something from someone
- 7.to deviate; to go contrary to; to violate
- 8.to memorize; to recite
- 9.unlucky; out of luck
- 10.hard of hearing
- 11.remote; out-of-the-way
- 12.isolated; out of touch; out of the loop; ignorant of what is happening; uninformed of the latest news; not up to speed
- 13.to carry on the back
- 14.to carry; to bear (blame); to shoulder (responsibility)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *pɯːɡs, *bɯːɡs): phonetic 北 (OC *pɯːɡ) + semantic 月 (“meat”). Originally written as 北, semantic 肉 was added to be distinguished from the derived meaning of 北 (“north”). From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *bə(q) (“to carry (on back), shoulder”). According to Schuessler (2007), it is the exopassive of 北 (OC *pɯːɡ, “to turn one's back”) — what is turned back. Two pronunciations were distinguished in Middle Chinese: puʌiᴴ (“back”), buʌiᴴ (“to turn one's back to; to betray”).
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Components
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Example sentences
背癢。
My back itches.
請幫我洗背。
Please wash my back.
我的背還在痛。
My back still hurts.
幫我搓一下背好嗎？
Can you rub my back?
猫弓起背，伸了个懒腰。
The cat arched its back and stretched itself.
他讓我違背了我的意願。
He made me go against my will.
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