背眼

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
simp. and trad. (背眼)		背	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèiyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bui³ ngaan⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): pōe-gán

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bèiyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyyean
    • IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bui³ ngaan⁵
    • Yale: bui ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui³ ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui³ ngan⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /puːy̯³³ ŋäːn¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pōe-gán
    • Tâi-lô: puē-gán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poexgarn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pue⁴¹⁻²² gan⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pue²²⁻²¹ gan⁵³/

Adjective

背眼

1. not easily seen (of places)

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 挹角, 挹角仔