背光

背光

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	light; ray; bright
simp. and trad. (背光)		背	光

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèiguāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ gwong¹
• Min Nan (POJ): pōe-kng / pōe-kuiⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bèiguāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyguang
    • IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui³ gwong¹
    • Yale: bui gwōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ gwong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui³ guong¹
    • IPA ^(key): /puːy̯³³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-kng
    • Tâi-lô: puē-kng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poexk'ngf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻²² kŋ̍³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pue²²⁻²¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-kuiⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: puē-kuinn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poexkvuy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pue²²⁻²¹ kuĩ⁴⁴/

Verb

背光

1. to do something with one's back to the light; to stand in one's own light

   背光摄影  ―  bèiguāng shèyǐng  ―  backlit photography

2. to be in a poor light; to be badly lit

Antonyms

• 向光

Derived terms

背光性